The meaning of “גַּן”
Understanding gan reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
garden. - a garden (as fenced) n m/f 1) garden, enclosure 1a) enclosed garden 1a1) (fig. of a bride) 1b) garden (of plan...
גַּן
garden. - a garden (as fenced) n m/f 1) garden, enclosure 1a) enclosed garden 1a1) (fig. of a bride) 1b) garden (of plants) n pr loc 1c) Garden of Eden
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:2 | “And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:” Word: גַּן (gan) | |
| 1 Kings 21:2 | “And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.” Word: גַּן (gan) | |
| Nehemiah 3:15 | “But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col–hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.” Word: גַּן (gan) | |
| Isaiah 58:11 | “And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” Word: גַּן (gan) | |
| Lamentations 2:6 | “And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.” Word: גַּן (gan) |