What does תְּאֵן (tĕʾēn) mean in the Bible?
תְּאֵן (tĕʾēn): Common symbol of agricultural blessing and peace; fig tree's shade represents security and contentment in covenant life
Hebrew · H8384
תְּאֵן
The fig (tree or fruit)
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תְּאֵןH8384
Pronunciationtĕʾēn
What does תְּאֵן (tĕʾēn) mean in the Bible?
תְּאֵן (tĕʾēn): Common symbol of agricultural blessing and peace; fig tree's shade represents security and contentment in covenant life
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How does the BSB render H8384?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include figs (9), and fig trees (3), his own fig tree (3), and figs (2), and the fig tree (2).
Where does תְּאֵן (tĕʾēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (12), Isaiah (3), Joel (3), 2 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfigs9×Numbers 20:5, Jeremiah 8:13, Jeremiah 24:2, Jeremiah 24:3
and fig trees3×Psalms 105:33, Jeremiah 5:17, Hosea 2:12
his own fig tree3×1 Kings 4:25, Isaiah 36:16, Micah 4:4
and figs2×Numbers 13:23, Nehemiah 13:15
and the fig tree2×Joel 1:12, Joel 2:22
of figs2×2 Kings 20:7, Jeremiah 24:1
The fig tree2×Song Of Solomon 2:13, Habakkuk 3:17
[and] his own fig tree1×2 Kings 18:31
a fig tree1×Proverbs 27:18
are fig trees1×Nahum 3:12
But the fig tree1×Judges 9:11
fig1×Genesis 3:7
fig tree1×Zechariah 3:10
fig trees1×Deuteronomy 8:8
from the fig tree1×Isaiah 34:4
like those that ripen early1×Jeremiah 24:2
My fig tree1×Joel 1:7
of pressed figs1×Isaiah 38:21
of the fig tree1×Hosea 9:10
on the tree1×Jeremiah 8:13
the fig1×Haggai 2:19
to the fig tree1×Judges 9:10
your fig1×Amos 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:7תְאֵנָ֔הtofigNoun - feminine singularNumbers 13:23הַתְּאֵנִֽים׃toand figsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralNumbers 20:5וּתְאֵנָ֤הtofigsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 8:8וּתְאֵנָ֖הtofig treesConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularJudges 9:10לַתְּאֵנָ֑הtoto the fig treePreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularJudges 9:11הַתְּאֵנָ֔הtoBut the fig treeArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 4:25תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹtohis own fig treeNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Kings 18:31תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹto[and] his own fig treeNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Kings 20:7תְּאֵנִ֑יםtoof figsNoun - feminine pluralNehemiah 13:15וּתְאֵנִים֙toand figsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
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First aligned rowGenesis 3:7
Aligned rows39
Books represented20
Genesis1Numbers2Deuteronomy1Judges21 Kings12 Kings2Nehemiah1Psalms1Proverbs1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah3Jeremiah12Hosea2Joel3Amos1Micah1Nahum1Habakkuk1Haggai1Zechariah1
Source forms
תְּאֵנִ֑ים3xtə·’ê·nîm2 Kings 20:7, Isaiah 38:21, Jeremiah 24:3
תְּאֵנִים֙2xtə·’ê·nîmJeremiah 24:2
תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ2xtə·’ê·nā·ṯōw1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 18:31
בִתְאֵנָה֙1xḇiṯ·’ê·nāhHosea 9:10
בַּתְּאֵנָ֗ה1xbat·tə·’ê·nāhJeremiah 8:13
הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה1xhat·tə·’ê·nāhJudges 9:11
הַתְּאֵנָה֙1xhat·tə·’ê·nāhSong Of Solomon 2:13
הַתְּאֵנִ֤ים1xhat·tə·’ê·nîmJeremiah 24:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural8x2 Kings 20:7, Isaiah 38:21, Jeremiah 8:13, Jeremiah 24:1
Noun - feminine singular5xGenesis 3:7, Proverbs 27:18, Joel 2:22, Habakkuk 3:17
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular4x1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 18:31, Isaiah 36:16, Micah 4:4
Article | Noun - feminine plural2xNumbers 13:23, Jeremiah 24:3
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJudges 9:11, Song Of Solomon 2:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xNumbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJoel 1:12, Haggai 2:19
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural2xJeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 29:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Common symbol of agricultural blessing and peace; fig tree's shade represents security and contentment in covenant life
Source Gloss
the fig (tree or fruit)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Common symbol of agricultural blessing and peace; fig tree's shade represents security and contentment in covenant life
the fig (tree or fruit) BDB: fig-tree Usage: fig (tree).
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Fig baskets as symbolic representation in prophetic vision, good and bad quality
Fig harvest failure as sign of divine judgment and agricultural devastation
Fig tree cultivation as metaphor for faithful service and receiving honor
Fig quality symbolizing divine judgment distinguishing between good and bad exiles
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 39 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תְּאֵן is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
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