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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תְּאֵן H8384
Pronunciation tĕʾēn
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
Full entry for תְּאֵן (H8384) · Open the biblical lexicon
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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 It figs 9× Numbers 20:5, Jeremiah 8:13, Jeremiah 24:2, Jeremiah 24:3
and fig trees 3× Psalms 105:33, Jeremiah 5:17, Hosea 2:12
his own fig tree 3× 1 Kings 4:25, Isaiah 36:16, Micah 4:4
and figs 2× Numbers 13:23, Nehemiah 13:15
and the fig tree 2× Joel 1:12, Joel 2:22
of figs 2× 2 Kings 20:7, Jeremiah 24:1
The fig tree 2× Song Of Solomon 2:13, Habakkuk 3:17
[and] his own fig tree 1× 2 Kings 18:31
a fig tree 1× Proverbs 27:18
are fig trees 1× Nahum 3:12
But the fig tree 1× Judges 9:11
fig 1× Genesis 3:7
fig tree 1× Zechariah 3:10
fig trees 1× Deuteronomy 8:8
from the fig tree 1× Isaiah 34:4
like those that ripen early 1× Jeremiah 24:2
My fig tree 1× Joel 1:7
of pressed figs 1× Isaiah 38:21
of the fig tree 1× Hosea 9:10
on the tree 1× Jeremiah 8:13
the fig 1× Haggai 2:19
to the fig tree 1× Judges 9:10
your fig 1× Amos 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:7 תְאֵנָ֔ה to fig Noun - feminine singular Numbers 13:23 הַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ to and figs Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 20:5 וּתְאֵנָ֤ה to figs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 8:8 וּתְאֵנָ֖ה to fig trees Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Judges 9:10 לַתְּאֵנָ֑ה to to the fig tree Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 9:11 הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה to But the fig tree Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 4:25 תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ to his own fig tree Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 18:31 תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ to [and] his own fig tree Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 20:7 תְּאֵנִ֑ים to of figs Noun - feminine plural Nehemiah 13:15 וּתְאֵנִים֙ to and figs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:7
Aligned rows 39
Books represented 20
Genesis 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 12 Hosea 2 Joel 3 Amos 1 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
תְּאֵנִ֑ים 3x tə·’ê·nîm 2 Kings 20:7, Isaiah 38:21, Jeremiah 24:3
תְּאֵנִים֙ 2x tə·’ê·nîm Jeremiah 24:2
תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ 2x tə·’ê·nā·ṯōw 1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 18:31
בִתְאֵנָה֙ 1x ḇiṯ·’ê·nāh Hosea 9:10
בַּתְּאֵנָ֗ה 1x bat·tə·’ê·nāh Jeremiah 8:13
הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה 1x hat·tə·’ê·nāh Judges 9:11
הַתְּאֵנָה֙ 1x hat·tə·’ê·nāh Song Of Solomon 2:13
הַתְּאֵנִ֤ים 1x hat·tə·’ê·nîm Jeremiah 24:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 8x 2 Kings 20:7, Isaiah 38:21, Jeremiah 8:13, Jeremiah 24:1
Noun - feminine singular 5x Genesis 3:7, Proverbs 27:18, Joel 2:22, Habakkuk 3:17
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 18:31, Isaiah 36:16, Micah 4:4
Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Numbers 13:23, Jeremiah 24:3
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Judges 9:11, Song Of Solomon 2:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Joel 1:12, Haggai 2:19
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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).
Grammatical Forms
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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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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