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בַּת
bath · Hebrew · Strong's H1323 · 587 occurrences
The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “branch”
What it means
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
from H1129 (בָּנָה) (as feminine of H1121 (בֵּן));
How the KJV renders it
apple, branch, company, daughter, town, village
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“branch”
also renders kládos (G2798), stoibás (G4746), klēma (G2814), baḯon (G902), bên (H1121), dâlîyâh (H1808), yôwneqeth (H3127), kippâh (H3712), nᵉṭîyshâh (H5189), çᵉʻappâh (H5589), ʻănaph (H6056), ʻânâph (H6057), ʻŏpheʼ (H6073), pᵉʼôrâh (H6288), tsemach (H6780), qâneh (H7070), qâtsîyr (H7105), shibbôl (H7641), shilluchâh (H7976), sârîyg (H8299)
“company”
also renders synodía (G4923), óchlos (G3793), sympósion (G4849), plēthos (G4128), klisía (G2828), ʼôrᵉchâh (H736), hălîykâh (H1979), hâmôwn (H1995), chebel (H2256), cheber (H2267), chay (H2416), chayil (H2428), lahăqâh (H3862), machălôqeth (H4256), tsâbâʼ (H6635), qibbûwts (H6899), rôʼsh (H7218), shiphʻâh (H8229)
“village”
also renders kṓmē (G2968), kᵉphîyr (H3715), kôpher (H3724), pârâz (H6518), pᵉrâzôwn (H6520)
“town”
also renders kōmópolis (G2969), kṓmē (G2968), chavvâh (H2333), pᵉrâzâh (H6519)
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Where it appears
587 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 1:50 · HNcfsc
Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1 Chronicles 2:3 · HR/Ncfsc
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.
1 Chronicles 2:21 · HNcfsc
Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
1 Chronicles 2:23 · HNcfpc/Sp3fs
Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 2:34 · HNcfpa
Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
1 Chronicles 2:35 · HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.
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