- Original: אשׁל - Transliteration: 'eshel - Phonetic: ay'-shel - Definition: 1. tamarisk tree - Origin: from a root of uncertain signification - TWOT entry: 179a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From a root of uncertain signification; a tamarisk tree; by extension a grove of any kind: - grove tree. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • grove, 1 Genesis 21:33 • tree, 2 1 Samuel 22:6; 1 Samuel 31:13