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Lexicon :: Strong's H1612 - gep̄en

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גֶּפֶן
Transliteration
gep̄en
Pronunciation
gheh'-fen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to bend
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 372a

Strong’s Definitions

גֶּפֶן gephen, gheh'-fen; from an unused root meaning to bend; a vine (as twining), especially the grape:—vine, tree.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H1612 in the following manner: vine (54x), tree (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x
The KJV translates Strong's H1612 in the following manner: vine (54x), tree (1x).

  1. vine, vine tree

    1. of Israel (fig.)

    2. of stars fading at Jehovah's judgment (metaph.)

    3. of prosperity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֶּפֶן gephen, gheh'-fen; from an unused root meaning to bend; a vine (as twining), especially the grape:—vine, tree.
STRONGS H1612: Abbreviations
† גֶּ֫פֶן noun feminineJudges 9:13 + (masculine only Hosea 10:1, perhaps influence of יִשְׂרָאֵל 2 Kings 4:39) vine (Late Hebrew id., Arabic (Yemen), Assyrian gapnu, compare ZehnpfBAS i. 633; Aramaic גּוֺפַן, גֶּפֶן, , plural ) — ג׳ Genesis 40:9 + 38 times (also construct, as Numbers 6:4; Deuteronomy 32:32; Isaiah 16:8, 9), גָּ֑פֶן Judges 9:12 + 2 times; suffix גַּפְנִי Joel 1:7, גַּפְנְךָ Jeremiah 5:17, גַּפְנוֺ 1 Kings 5:5 + 3 times, גַּפְנָהּ Hosea 2:14, גַּפְנָם Deuteronomy 32:32 + 2 times; plural גְּפָנִים Songs 2:13; Habakkuk 3:17 — vine (always grape-bearing except 2 Kings 4:39) Genesis 40:9, 10 (in dream) Genesis 49:11; Numbers 20:5; Deuteronomy 8:8; Judges 9:12, 13 (in allegory) 1 Kings 5:5; 2 Kings 18:31 = Isaiah 36:16; Psalm 78:47; Psalm 105:33; Songs 2:13; Songs 6:11; Songs 7:13; Isaiah 7:23; Isaiah 24:7; Isaiah 32:12; Jeremiah 5:17; Jeremiah 8:13; Hosea 2:14; Joel 1:7, 12; Joel 2:22; Micah 4:4; Habakkuk 3:17; Haggai 2:19; Zechariah 2:10; Zechariah 8:12; Malachi 3:11; גֶּפֶן שָׂדֶה a vine bearing poisonous gourds 2 Kings 4:39; גֶּפֶן הַיַּיִן Numbers 6:4 (compare Genesis 40:10; Judges 9:13) Judges 13:14; אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת הַגֶּפֶן Songs 8:9; עֵץ הַגֶּפֶן Ezekiel 15:2, 6; in simile of stars fading away at Yahweh's judgment Isaiah 34:4; in simile of wicked losing early promise Job 15:33; in simile of wife Psalm 128:3; figurative of Israel Psalm 80:9; Psalm 80:15; Ezekiel 17:6 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 17:7, 8; Hosea 10:1 compare Ezekiel 19:10; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 6:9; also Hosea 14:8; figurative of Israel as easily destroyed Ezekiel 15:2, 6; figurative of godless enemies of Israel Deuteronomy 32:32 compare Di; גֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה figurative for prosperity of Moab Isaiah 16:8, 9; Jeremiah 48:32. — On the vine in Syria compare AnderlindZPV 1888, 160 ff.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

40:9; 40:9; 40:10; 40:10; 49:11

Numbers

6:4; 6:4; 20:5

Deuteronomy

8:8; 32:32; 32:32; 32:32

Judges

9:12; 9:12; 9:13; 9:13; 9:13; 13:14

1 Kings

5:5; 5:5

2 Kings

4:39; 4:39; 4:39; 18:31

Job

15:33

Psalms

78:47; 80:9; 80:15; 105:33; 128:3

Song of Songs

2:13; 2:13; 6:11; 7:13; 8:9

Isaiah

7:23; 16:8; 16:8; 16:9; 16:9; 24:7; 32:12; 34:4; 36:16

Jeremiah

2:21; 5:17; 5:17; 6:9; 8:13; 48:32

Ezekiel

15:2; 15:2; 15:6; 15:6; 17:6; 17:7; 17:8; 19:10

Hosea

2:14; 2:14; 10:1; 10:1; 14:8

Joel

1:7; 1:7; 1:12; 2:22

Micah

4:4

Habakkuk

3:17; 3:17

Haggai

2:19

Zechariah

2:10; 8:12

Malachi

3:11