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The word baka is supposed to be from a root signifying 'weeping,' and to refer to some tree that distils an odoriferous gum; but what tree is alluded to is unknown. David was to wait for some secret sign from God in the mulberry trees before attacking the enemy. 2 Sam. 5: 23, 24; 1 Chr. 14: 14, 15; Ps. 84: 6 margin. The true mulberry is supposed to be the tree called in the A.V. SYCAMINE, q.v.