Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H1612

Strong's H1612 · Hebrew

גֶּפֶן

gephen · /gheh'-fen/

Number
H1612
Language
Hebrew
Original word
גֶּפֶן
Transliteration
gephen
Pronunciation
gheh'-fen
KJV occurrences
53 verses

Definition

a vine (as twining), especially the grape

KJV: vine, tree.

Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to bend;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גֶּפֶן across 53 verses.

vine45×
vines9×
tree1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

53 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis3 verses
Numbers2 verses
Deuteronomy2 verses
Judges3 verses
1 Kings1 verse
2 Kings2 verses
Job1 verse
Psalms5 verses
Song of Solomon4 verses
Isaiah7 verses
Isaiah 7:23

And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.

Isaiah 16:8

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. stretched: or, plucked up

Isaiah 16:9

Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. the shouting: or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc

Isaiah 24:7

The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

Isaiah 32:12

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. pleasant: Heb. fields of desire

Isaiah 34:4

And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

Isaiah 36:16

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; Make: or, Seek my favour by a present: Heb. Make with me a blessing

Jeremiah5 verses
Jeremiah 2:21

Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Jeremiah 5:17

And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

Jeremiah 6:9

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

Jeremiah 8:13

I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.

Jeremiah 48:32

O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

Ezekiel6 verses
Ezekiel 15:2

Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

Ezekiel 15:6

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 17:6

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Ezekiel 17:7

There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

Ezekiel 17:8

It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. soil: Heb. field

Ezekiel 19:10

Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. in: or, in thy quietness, or, in thy likeness

Hosea3 verses
Joel3 verses
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk1 verse
Haggai1 verse
Zechariah2 verses
Malachi1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H1612 (gephen) mean?

a vine (as twining), especially the grape

How many times does H1612 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H1612 (גֶּפֶן) appears in 53 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “vine.”

How is gephen translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H1612 is rendered as “vine” (45×), “vines” (9×), “tree” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word גֶּפֶן come from?

from an unused root meaning to bend;