Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6057 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָנָף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to cover |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | anaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `anaph (aw-nawf') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a twig (as covering the limbs) |
| KJV Renderings: | bough, branch. |
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עָנָף noun [masculine] branch(es), bough(s); — usually singular collective, absolute ׳ ע branches of vine Ezek 17:8, plural only suffix עֲנָפֶיהָ Ps 80:11 (both in figure); boughs of tree, construct עֲנַף Lev 23:40, suffix (as if from עֶנֶף ֗֗֗ Köii. 1, 74) עַנְפְּכֶם Ezek 36:8 singular absolute (in figurative) Mal 3:19, of cedar Ezek 17:23; Ezek 31:3.
[עֲנַף] noun [masculine] bough (see Biblical Hebrew ענף ); — plural suffix עַנְפ֫וֺהִי Dan 4:9; Dan 4:11 (twice in verse); Dan 4:18.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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