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( òֵåֹ , ets, a tree or wood), a post or gibbet, rendered in Est_6:4 "gallows," but in Gen_40:19, and Deu_21:22, "tree." Hanging appears to have been a punishment practised among the Egyptians and other ancient nations, as well as among the Hebrews. SEE PUNISHMENT.