Leviticus 23:40

fruit of goodly trees i.e. fruit of goodly (ornamental, beautiful) trees, or goodly tree fruit (so Dillm.).

boughs of thick trees According to Onkelos, myrtle branches, but the expression may have a more general signification. It has been doubted whether this various material was to be used for the construction of the booths, or for the purpose of making a lûlâbor festal bouquet. Among the later Jews the lûlâb(Jos. Ant.iii. 10. 4) consisted of a myrtle, willow, and palm branch, and an ethrôg(orange or citron) carried in the hands. In Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 8:15) there is found no more than a general agreement with the text here as to materials. See further in Jos. Ant.xiii. 13. 5, and the Mishna Sukkahiii. 1 ff.