The meaning of “עָנָף”
Understanding ʻânâph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bough, branch. - a twig (as covering the limbs) 1) bough, branch
עָנָף
bough, branch. - a twig (as covering the limbs) 1) bough, branch
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 23:40 | “And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.” Word: עָנָף (ʻânâph) | |
| Psalms 80:10 | “The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.” Word: עָנָף (ʻânâph) | |
| Ezekiel 31:3 | “Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.” Word: עָנָף (ʻânâph) | |
| Malachi 4:1 | “For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.” Word: עָנָף (ʻânâph) |
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