עֵנָב
ʻênâb · ay-nawb'
a grape
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to bear fruit;
a grape
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (ripe) grape, wine.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within
To see and know of the seed, life continuing of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֵנָב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- grapes7 · 37%
- of grapes4 · 21%
- the grapes2 · 11%
- of the grape1 · 5%
- their grapes1 · 5%
- are grapes1 · 5%
- there shall be no grapes1 · 5%
- of wine1 · 5%
- like grapes1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.