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גַּנָּה
gannâh · Hebrew · Strong's H1593 · 12 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “garden”
What it means
a garden
feminine of H1588 (גַּן);
How the KJV renders it
garden
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“garden”
also renders kēpos (G2779), ginnâh (H1594)
Answers that weigh this word
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- Does Mark 7:19 declare all foods clean?
Where it appears
12 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Amos 4:9 · HNcfpc/Sp2mp
“I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards, and the swarming locusts have devoured your fig trees and your olive trees; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
Amos 9:14 · HNcfpa
I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit.
Ecclesiastes 2:5 · HNcfpa
I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
Isaiah 1:29 · HR/Td/Ncfpa
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
Isaiah 1:30 · HC/R/Ncfsa
For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.
Isaiah 61:11 · HC/R/Ncfsa
For as the earth produces its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up, so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
Isaiah 65:3 HRd/NcfpaIsaiah 66:17 HTd/NcfpaJeremiah 29:5 HNcfpaJeremiah 29:28 HNcfpaJob 8:16 HNcfsc/Sp3msNumbers 24:6 HR/Ncfpa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.