Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
A bushy evergreen, whose flowers, leaves, and berries were much used by Hebrews for perfume, ornament, and spicery
(Isa. 41:19; 55:13; Zech. 1:8-11).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The well-known tree bearing this name, the myrtus communis. Branches were to be taken from this tree, among others, to make booths when the feast of tabernacles was kept. During the millennium, “instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree,” so that it seems to be a type of peace and blessing (Neh. 8:15; Isa. 41:19; Isa. 55:13). In Zechariah 1:8,10-11 a man (that is, an angel of Jehovah) was seen standing among the myrtle trees, when all the earth was sitting still and was at rest—emblem of the blessing of Jerusalem, for which the angel was interceding. Under the rule of the second Gentile empire, the nations were indifferent to the condition of Jerusalem.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
of uncertain derivation; the myrtle