חֵדֶק chêdeq

Meaning

a prickly plant

In the King James Version: brier, thorn.

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to sting;

Where it is used

• Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
• Micah 7:4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.