Hebrew · H1593

גַּנָּה

A garden

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גַּנָּה H1593
Pronunciation ganāh

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
gardens Ecclesiastes 2:5, Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28, Amos 4:9
and as a garden Isaiah 61:11
by the gardens Isaiah 1:29
enter the groves Isaiah 66:17
in the gardens Isaiah 65:3
like a garden Isaiah 1:30
like gardens Numbers 24:6
the garden Job 8:16
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Usage map

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

First aligned row Numbers 24:6
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 6
Numbers 1 Job 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 2 Amos 2
Source forms
גַנּ֔וֹת 3x ḡan·nō·wṯ Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28, Amos 9:14
בַּגַּנּ֔וֹת 1x bag·gan·nō·wṯ Isaiah 65:3
גַּנּ֖וֹת 1x gan·nō·wṯ Ecclesiastes 2:5
גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם 1x gan·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem Amos 4:9
גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ 1x gan·nā·ṯōw Job 8:16
הַגַּנּ֗וֹת 1x hag·gan·nō·wṯ Isaiah 66:17
וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה 1x ū·ḵə·ḡan·nāh Isaiah 1:30
וּכְגַנָּ֖ה 1x ū·ḵə·ḡan·nāh Isaiah 61:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 4x Ecclesiastes 2:5, Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28, Amos 9:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 1:30, Isaiah 61:11
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 66:17
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Amos 4:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 8:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 65:3
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural 1x Numbers 24:6
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 1:29
Sources