רֹתֶם (rōtem) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning broom-plant. It appears
4 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7574).
Also rendered
broom
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2226a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2226a)broom-plant, retem; Spanish broom; juniper
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רֹ֫תֶםnoun, masculine: broom-plant, retem
a kind of broom-shrub, broom-plant, retem
Strong's H7574רֶתֶם: the Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems) KJV:juniper (tree).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2226: רָתַםrātam — bind, attach; yoke up