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Joel 1:12

“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גֶּפֶןgephen · gheh'-fen
H1612 · Hebrew
Definition
a vine (as twining), especially the grape
Derivation
from an unused root meaning to bend;
KJV renderings
vine, tree.
Grammar
  • הַ — particle (definite article)
  • גֶּ֣פֶן — common noun, both genders, singular, absolute
Code HTd/Ncbsa
Usage
Occurs 55 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 40:9Genesis 40:10Genesis 49:11Numbers 6:4Numbers 20:5

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גֶּפֶן here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.