Mulberry Tree.
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 Samuel 5:23, 2 Samuel 1:5; 1 Chronicles 1:14, 1 Chronicles 1:14; Psalms 84:6 margin. The true mulberry is supposed to be the tree called in the A.V. SYCAMINE, q.v.