EphNis 7:2.2 :ܕܚܝܨܢ ܒܓܘ ܣܬܘܐ | ܘܡܐ ܕܪܟ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܐܦܪܥ ܠܗܝܢ ܥܩ̈ܬܝ‏ : (they were like branches) for they are stiff in the middle of winter but when they softened to sprout, my troubles sprouted
See the entire entry for ḥīṣ adj. firm, tightly constructed