rush Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
rush in Easton's Bible Dictionary
the papyrus (Job 8:11). (See BULRUSH T0000662.) The expression "branch and rush" in Isa. 9:14; 19:15 means "utterly."
rush in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
RUSH . The proverbial expression "branch and rush" occurs in Isa 9:14 and 1 Kgs 19:15 in the sense of "top" and "bottom" or "utterly." Another word thus translated in Job 8:11 refers to the famous papyrus or paper-reed, described under Bulrush.