What does גַּן · κῆπος mean in the Bible?
גַּן · κῆπος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "garden, enclosed cultivated area".
Hebrew · H1588, G2779
Gan
A garden (as fenced) · a garden
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גַּן H1588 a garden (as fenced)
Pronunciation gan
Bounded, cultivated space; emphasis on enclosure and intentional separation from wilderness
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κῆπος G2779 a garden
Pronunciation kēpos
Enclosed cultivated plot for plants, often symbolizing fruitfulness or sacred space in NT narrative.
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What does gan (gan) mean in the Bible?
גַּן · κῆπος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "garden, enclosed cultivated area".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1588, G2779?
H1588, G2779 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. garden, enclosed cultivated area
Strong's H1588, G2779
Lexical occurrences 42 verses Source Gloss
garden, enclosed cultivated area
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
gan is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain