What does גֶּפֶן (gefen) mean in the Bible?
גֶּפֶן (gefen): Israel's covenant symbol of divine blessing and fruitfulness; twining growth emphasizes organic flourishing under God's care
Hebrew · H1612
גֶּפֶן
A vine (as twining ), especially the grape
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גֶּפֶן H1612
Pronunciation gefen
What does גֶּפֶן (gefen) mean in the Bible?
גֶּפֶן (gefen): Israel's covenant symbol of divine blessing and fruitfulness; twining growth emphasizes organic flourishing under God's care
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1612?
The BSB source-word alignment has 55 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vine (8), vines (5), the vine (4), from the vine (3), of the vine (3).
Where does גֶּפֶן (gefen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 40:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (5), Psalms (5).
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 vine 8× 2 Kings 4:39, Psalms 80:14, Psalms 128:3, Jeremiah 2:21
vines 5× Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8, Song Of Solomon 2:13, Isaiah 7:23
the vine 4× Song Of Solomon 7:12, Isaiah 24:7, Haggai 2:19, Zechariah 8:12
from the vine 3× Deuteronomy 32:32, Judges 13:14, Isaiah 34:4
of the vine 3× Song Of Solomon 7:8, Ezekiel 15:2, Ezekiel 15:6
a vine 2× Psalms 80:8, Ezekiel 17:6
from his own vine 2× 2 Kings 18:31, Isaiah 36:16
his own vine 2× 1 Kings 4:25, Micah 4:4
the grapevine 2× Numbers 6:4, Joel 1:12
their vines 2× Psalms 78:47, Psalms 105:33
[is] on the vines 1× Habakkuk 3:17
[your own] vine 1× Zechariah 3:10
along with the grapevines 1× Isaiah 16:8
and on the vine 1× Genesis 40:10
and the vine 1× Malachi 3:11
and vine 1× Joel 2:22
as a vine 1× Jeremiah 6:9
But the grapevine 1× Judges 9:13
for the vines 1× Isaiah 16:9
He will be like a vine 1× Job 15:33
her vines 1× Hosea 2:12
if the vines 1× Song Of Solomon 6:11
like the vine 1× Hosea 14:7
My grapevine 1× Joel 1:7
O vine 1× Jeremiah 48:32
on the vine 1× Jeremiah 8:13
their vine [is] 1× Deuteronomy 32:32
to the grapevine 1× Judges 9:12
to the vine 1× Genesis 49:11
was a vine 1× Genesis 40:9
was like a vine 1× Ezekiel 19:10
your vines 1× Jeremiah 5:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 40:9 גֶ֖פֶן to was a vine Noun - common singular Genesis 40:10 וּבַגֶּ֖פֶן to and on the vine Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Genesis 49:11 לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ to to the vine Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Numbers 6:4 מִגֶּ֣פֶן to the grapevine Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct Numbers 20:5 וְגֶ֙פֶן֙ to vines Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Deuteronomy 8:8 וְגֶ֥פֶן to vines Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Deuteronomy 32:32 גַּפְנָ֔ם to their vine [is] Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Deuteronomy 32:32 מִגֶּ֤פֶן to from the vine Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct Judges 9:12 לַגָּ֑פֶן to to the grapevine Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Judges 9:13 הַגֶּ֔פֶן to But the grapevine Article | Noun - common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 40:9
Aligned rows 55
Books represented 19
Genesis 3 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 3 Judges 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 Job 1 Psalms 5 Song Of Solomon 4 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 7 Hosea 3 Joel 3 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 2 Malachi 1
Source forms
גֶּ֣פֶן 4x ge·p̄en 2 Kings 4:39, Psalms 80:14, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 16:9
גֶּ֖פֶן 3x ge·p̄en Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 32:12, Zechariah 3:10
גַּפְנוֹ֙ 3x gap̄·nōw 1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 18:31, Isaiah 36:16
הַגֶּ֔פֶן 3x hag·ge·p̄en Judges 9:13, Song Of Solomon 6:11, Song Of Solomon 7:8
הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ 3x hag·ge·p̄en Song Of Solomon 7:12, Ezekiel 15:6, Malachi 3:11
הַגֶּ֣פֶן 2x hag·ge·p̄en Jeremiah 48:32, Joel 1:12
הַגֶּ֨פֶן 2x hag·ge·p̄en Ezekiel 17:7, Haggai 2:19
בַּגֶּ֜פֶן 1x bag·ge·p̄en Jeremiah 8:13
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - common singular 13x Judges 9:13, Song Of Solomon 6:11, Song Of Solomon 7:8, Song Of Solomon 7:12
Noun - common singular 8x Genesis 40:9, Psalms 80:8, Psalms 80:14, Isaiah 7:23
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 18:31, Isaiah 36:16, Micah 4:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular 4x Job 15:33, Jeremiah 6:9, Ezekiel 19:10, Hosea 14:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular 3x Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8, Joel 2:22
Noun - common singular construct 3x 2 Kings 4:39, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 16:9
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 32:32, Psalms 78:47, Psalms 105:33
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct 3x Numbers 6:4, Deuteronomy 32:32, Judges 13:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Israel's covenant symbol of divine blessing and fruitfulness; twining growth emphasizes organic flourishing under God's care
Source Gloss
a vine (as twining ), especially the grape
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Israel's covenant symbol of divine blessing and fruitfulness; twining growth emphasizes organic flourishing under God's care
a vine (as twining), especially the grape BDB: vine Usage: vine, tree.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
vine
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Why This Word Matters
Symbol of covenant blessing misused. Hosea 10:1-8
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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