- Original: חוח - Transliteration: Chowach - Phonetic: kho'-akh - Definition: 1. thorn, brier, bramble, thornbush, thicket 2. hook, ring, fetter - Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce - TWOT entry: 620a,620b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy a ring for the nose: - bramble thistle thorn. Total KJV Occurrences: 11 • brambles, 1 Isaiah 34:13 • thistle, 4 2 Kings 14:9(2); 2 Chronicles 25:18(2) • thistles, 1 Job 31:40 • thorn, 2 Job 41:2; Proverbs 26:9 • thorns, 3 2 Chronicles 33:11; Song of Songs 2:2; Hosea 9:6