Hebrew · H1593

גַּנָּה

A garden

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גַּנָּהH1593
Pronunciationganāh

What does גַּנָּה (ganāh) mean in the Bible?

גַּנָּה (ganāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a garden".

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Questions this entry answers

What does גַּנָּה (ganāh) mean in the Bible?

גַּנָּה (ganāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a garden".

How does the BSB render H1593?

The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gardens (5), and as a garden (1), by the gardens (1), enter the groves (1), in the gardens (1).

Where does גַּנָּה (ganāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 24:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Amos (2), Jeremiah (2), Ecclesiastes (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
gardensEcclesiastes 2:5, Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28, Amos 4:9
and as a gardenIsaiah 61:11
by the gardensIsaiah 1:29
enter the grovesIsaiah 66:17
in the gardensIsaiah 65:3
like a gardenIsaiah 1:30
like gardensNumbers 24:6
the gardenJob 8:16
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 24:6
Aligned rows12
Books represented6
Numbers1Job1Ecclesiastes1Isaiah5Jeremiah2Amos2
Source forms
גַנּ֔וֹת3xḡan·nō·wṯJeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28, Amos 9:14
בַּגַּנּ֔וֹת1xbag·gan·nō·wṯIsaiah 65:3
גַּנּ֖וֹת1xgan·nō·wṯEcclesiastes 2:5
גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם1xgan·nō·w·ṯê·ḵemAmos 4:9
גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ1xgan·nā·ṯōwJob 8:16
הַגַּנּ֗וֹת1xhag·gan·nō·wṯIsaiah 66:17
וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה1xū·ḵə·ḡan·nāhIsaiah 1:30
וּכְגַנָּ֖ה1xū·ḵə·ḡan·nāhIsaiah 61:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural4xEcclesiastes 2:5, Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28, Amos 9:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular2xIsaiah 1:30, Isaiah 61:11
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 66:17
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xAmos 4:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xJob 8:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 65:3
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural1xNumbers 24:6
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 1:29
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