עֵץ
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
What does עֵץ (‘ets ḥayyim) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · חַי is a Hebrew word meaning "a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)". carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. Wisdom reconnects the learner with life as originally intended under God. This term runs through the canonical themes of Wisdom.
Full entry for עֵץ (H6086, H2416) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Concrete object representing life's growth and stability; figuratively extended to tools, structures, and instruments of power or death
carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Why This Word Matters
Wisdom reconnects the learner with life as originally intended under God. Proverbs 3:13-20
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.