What does סְנֶה (sĕneh) mean in the Bible?
סְנֶה (sĕneh): Thorny shrub associated with God's self-revelation, particularly the burning bush theophany in Exodus
Hebrew · H5572
סְנֶה
A bramble
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סְנֶה H5572
Pronunciation sĕneh
What does סְנֶה (sĕneh) mean in the Bible?
סְנֶה (sĕneh): Thorny shrub associated with God's self-revelation, particularly the burning bush theophany in Exodus
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5572?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the bush (3), . . . (1), a bush (1), in the burning bush (1).
Where does סְנֶה (sĕneh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 3:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (5), Deuteronomy (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 the bush 3× Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4
. . . 1× Exodus 3:2
a bush 1× Exodus 3:2
in the burning bush 1× Deuteronomy 33:16
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 3:2 הַסְּנֶ֑ה to a bush Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 3:2 הַסְּנֶה֙ to the bush Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 3:2 וְהַסְּנֶ֖ה to . . . Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 3:3 הַסְּנֶֽה׃ to the bush Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 3:4 הַסְּנֶ֗ה to the bush Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:16 סְנֶ֑ה to in the burning bush Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 3:2
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Exodus 5 Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
הַסְּנֶ֑ה 1x has·sə·neh Exodus 3:2
הַסְּנֶה֙ 1x has·sə·neh Exodus 3:2
הַסְּנֶ֗ה 1x has·sə·neh Exodus 3:4
הַסְּנֶֽה׃ 1x has·sə·neh Exodus 3:3
וְהַסְּנֶ֖ה 1x wə·has·sə·neh Exodus 3:2
סְנֶ֑ה 1x sə·neh Deuteronomy 33:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 3:2
Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Thorny shrub associated with God's self-revelation, particularly the burning bush theophany in Exodus
Source Gloss
a bramble
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Thorny shrub associated with God's self-revelation, particularly the burning bush theophany in Exodus
a bramble BDB: blackberry bush Usage: bush.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A thorny plant from which God speaks to Moses in flame
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
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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