גֶּפֶןgephen

vine, (always grape-bearing except 2Kgs 4:39) (Judges 9:13; Hosea 10:1; 2 Kings 4:39; Genesis 40:9; Numbers 6:4)

Pronunciation: gheh'-fen · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1612

Where it appears

Appears 55 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 40:9 So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a grapevine in front of me.
  • Genesis 40:10 The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes.
  • Genesis 49:11 He ties his foal to a grapevine, the colt of his donkey to a choice vine. He washes his clothes in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
  • Numbers 6:4 As long as they are bound by their Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that comes from a grapevine—not even the grape seeds or skins.
  • Numbers 20:5 Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!”
  • Deuteronomy 8:8 It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey.
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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).