Balm,
tseri. The gum of the balsam bush, of great medicinal virtue. Gilead was noted for its production. It is used as a proverb to set forth the healing God had for His people if they really turned to Him. Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 46:11; Jeremiah 51:8. It was carried by the merchants into Egypt and elsewhere. Genesis 37:25; Ezekiel 27:17. Jacob sent a little to Joseph. Genesis 43:11.