גַּנָּהgannâh

garden, orchard, (compare foregoing) (Isaiah 1:30; Isaiah 61:11; Song of Solomon 6:11; Job 8:16; Numbers 24:6)

Pronunciation: gan-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1593

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 24:6 They spread before me like palm groves, like gardens by the riverside. They are like tall trees planted by the Lord, like cedars beside the waters.
  • Job 8:16 The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:5 I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.
  • Isaiah 1:29 You will be ashamed of your idol worship in groves of sacred oaks. You will blush because you worshiped in gardens dedicated to idols.
  • Isaiah 1:30 You will be like a great tree with withered leaves, like a garden without water.
  • Isaiah 61:11 The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world. Everyone will praise him! His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, with plants springing up everywhere.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).