גֶּ֫פֶן

Genesis 40:9 גֶ֖פֶן a vine

So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

Genesis 40:10 וּבַגֶּ֖פֶן and [were] on the vine

and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

Genesis 49:11 לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ to the vine

He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

Numbers 6:4 מִגֶּ֣פֶן from [the] vine of

All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

Numbers 20:5 וְגֶ֙פֶן֙ and vine

Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink!”

Deuteronomy 8:8 וְגֶ֥פֶן and vine

a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;

Deuteronomy 32:32 מִגֶּ֤פֶן גַּפְנָ֔ם [is] from [the] vine of, vine their

But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.

Here: "From the vine of." The preposition "from" marks where something comes from. Vines were grown from cuttings, so the picture is a vine raised from Sodom's rootstock. It shares that plant's nature.

Judges 9:12 לַגָּ֑פֶן to the vine

Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’

Judges 9:13 הַגֶּ֔פֶן the vine

But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

Judges 13:14 מִגֶּ֨פֶן from [the] vine of

She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

1 Kings 4:25 גַּפְנוֹ֙ own vine his

Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

Here: His grapevine, often trained over a trellis or wall beside the house, which gives both shade and fruit. 'His' matters: a vine that belongs to him on his own family land.

2 Kings 4:39 גֶּ֣פֶן a vine of

One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

2 Kings 18:31 גַּפְנוֹ֙ own vine his

Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,

Job 15:33 כַּגֶּ֣פֶן like <the> vine

He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

Psalm 78:47 גַּפְנָ֑ם vine[s] their

He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

Psalm 80:8 גֶּ֭פֶן a vine

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

Here: The grapevine itself, the plant rather than the vineyard. It comes first in the Hebrew for emphasis, which announces the picture that runs through verses 8–16: Israel is God's vine. There is no 'like': the psalm does not say Israel was like a vine, it simply tells Israel's history as the story of a vine.

Psalm 80:14 גֶּ֣פֶן vine

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—

Psalm 105:33 גַּ֭פְנָם vine[s] their

He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

Psalm 128:3 כְּגֶ֥פֶן [will be] like a vine

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Here: "Like a vine." The grapevine was one of Israel's two great tree crops, producing grapes, raisins and wine, the drink of feasting and joy. Comparing the wife to a vine stresses that she brings life, abundance and gladness to the house.

Song of Songs 2:13 וְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ and the vines

The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”

Song of Songs 6:11 הַגֶּ֔פֶן the vine

I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.

Song of Songs 7:8 הַגֶּ֔פֶן <the> vine

I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,

Song of Songs 7:12 הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ the vine

Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.

Here: "The vine." The grapevine itself, the subject of the budding verb.

Isaiah 7:23 גֶּ֖פֶן vine[s]

And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.

Isaiah 16:8 גֶּ֣פֶן [the] vine[s] of

For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.

Isaiah 16:9 גֶּ֣פֶן [the] vine[s] of

So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.

Isaiah 24:7 גָ֑פֶן [the] vine

The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.

Isaiah 32:12 גֶּ֖פֶן vine[s]

Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,

Isaiah 34:4 מִגֶּ֔פֶן from a vine

All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.

Here: 'From a vine.' The grapevine, one of the two plants that stood for a settled, prosperous life in Israel. 'From' pictures the leaf coming away from the plant.

Isaiah 36:16 גַּפְנוֹ֙ own vine his

Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,

Jeremiah 2:21 הַגֶּ֥פֶן the vine

I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

Here: The ordinary word for a grapevine. It stands in contrast to the named premium variety (sorek) at the start of the verse.

Jeremiah 5:17 גַּפְנְךָ֖ vine[s] your

They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”

Here: Your vine (singular, but meaning all of them). Vines take years to become productive, so losing them is a long-term ruin and not just one bad season.

Jeremiah 6:9 כַגֶּ֖פֶן like <the> vine

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”

Jeremiah 8:13 בַּגֶּ֜פֶן on the vine

I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.”

Jeremiah 48:32 הַגֶּ֣פֶן O vine of

I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.

Ezekiel 15:2 הַגֶּ֖פֶן the vine

“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?

Here: The grapevine. The word "the" marks the vine as a kind of plant. For an Israelite hearer the vine was the familiar picture of Israel itself (Ps 80; Isa 5; Jer 2:21; Hos 10:1).

Ezekiel 15:6 הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ the vine

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 17:6 לְגֶ֨פֶן לְגֶ֔פֶן <into> a vine

It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

Ezekiel 17:7 הַגֶּ֨פֶן the vine

But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.

Ezekiel 17:8 לְגֶ֥פֶן <into> a vine of

It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

Ezekiel 19:10 כַגֶּ֛פֶן like <the> vine

Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.

Here: "Like the vine". The image changes from lion (vv. 2–9) to grapevine. Both pictures come from Jacob's blessing of Judah in Genesis 49:9–11, so the whole lament draws on Judah's own royal promises. Israel as God's vine was also a well-known image (Ps 80; Isa 5; Ezek 15; 17).

Hosea 2:12 גַּפְנָהּ֙ vine[s] her

I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them.

Hosea 10:1 גֶּ֤פֶן [was] a vine

Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

Here: The grapevine, a well-known picture of Israel as the people God planted and looked after (Psalm 80:8–16; Isaiah 5:1–7; Jeremiah 2:21). Placing it first puts the picture before the name: before you hear 'Israel', you see a vine.

Hosea 14:7 כַגָּ֑פֶן like <the> vine

They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Joel 1:7 גַּפְנִי֙ vine[s] my

It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white.

Joel 1:12 הַגֶּ֣פֶן the vine

The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.

Here: The grapevine, source of wine and one of the main crops of the land. It opens the list as the most familiar symbol of a settled, prosperous life, usually paired with the fig tree.

Joel 2:22 וָגֶ֖פֶן and [the] vine

Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.

Here: The grapevine. Together with the fig it stands for settled, secure, prosperous life in the land (1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4). In 1:7 and 1:12 the vine was laid waste and dried up.

Micah 4:4 גַּפְנ֛וֹ own vine his

And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.

Here: "His vine." The ending 'his' matters: it is his own vine, not a landlord's or a conqueror's. Vines take years to bear fruit, so sitting under one means long, settled peace.

Habakkuk 3:17 בַּגְּפָנִ֔ים on the vines

Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,

Here: 'On the vines', the grapevines. Grapes were eaten fresh, dried as raisin cakes and made into wine, a basic part of the diet.

Haggai 2:19 הַגֶּ֨פֶן the vine

Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”

Here: The grapevine, which supplied wine, the staple drink and a sign of good times.

Zechariah 3:10 גֶּ֖פֶן a vine

On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”

Here: The grapevine, which takes years of undisturbed tending before it bears. Note that the Hebrew has no "his" or "your" here, only "a vine."

Zechariah 8:12 הַגֶּ֜פֶן the vine

“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.

Here: The grapevine is Israel's typical picture of settled, peaceful life (Zech 3:10, "each under his vine and fig tree"). Some readers take it as the "seed of peace" itself.

Malachi 3:11 הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ the vine

I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.