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Greek

5514. Chloe a prim. word -- Chloe.
... Word Origin young foliage (Verdant, epithet of the pagan goddess Demeter),
Chloe, a Chr. woman NASB Word Usage Chloe's (1). Chloe. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6074a. ophi -- leafage, foliage
... 6074, 6074a. ophi. 6074b . leafage, foliage. Transliteration: ophi Short
Definition: foliage. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding ...
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6074. ophiy, -- leafage, foliage
... 6073, 6074. ophiy,. 6074a . leafage, foliage. Transliteration: ophiy,
Phonetic Spelling: (of-ee') Short Definition: leaves. leaves ...
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5687. aboth -- (having) interwoven (foliage), leafy
... 5686, 5687. aboth or aboth. 5688 . (having) interwoven (foliage), leafy.
Transliteration: aboth or aboth Phonetic Spelling: (aw-both') Short Definition: ...
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6074b. ophayim -- foliage
... foliage. Transliteration: ophayim Short Definition: branches. Word Origin of uncertain
derivation Definition foliage NASB Word Usage branches (1). ...
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7105. qatsiyr -- harvesting, harvest
... From qatsar; severed, ie Harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or
figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch ...
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6513. Purah -- a servant of Gideon
... Word Origin from parah Definition a servant of Gideon NASB Word Usage Purah (2).
Phurah. For p'orah; foliage; Purah, an Israelite -- Phurah. see HEBREW p'orah. ...
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6788. tsammereth -- (tree) top
... highest branch, top. From the same as tsemer; fleeciness, ie Foliage -- highest
branch, top. see HEBREW tsemer. 6787, 6788. tsammereth. 6789 . Strong's Numbers
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6529. peri -- fruit
... Word Origin from parah Definition fruit NASB Word Usage earnings* (1), foliage
(1), fruit (84), fruitful (2), fruits (2), fruits* (1), offspring (11), price (1 ...
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6288. porah -- a bough
... Or pora'h {po-raw'}; or pu'rah {poo-raw'}; from pa'ar; properly, ornamentation,
ie (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green -- bough, branch ...
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5929. aleh -- leaf, leafage
... branch, leaf. From alah; a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage --
branch, leaf. see HEBREW alah. 5928, 5929. aleh. 5930 . Strong's Numbers
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Library

The Fig-Tree.
... the tree that the fruit appears before the leaves, a considerable period, in the
ordinary course of nature, ought to have elapsed before the foliage was matured ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/xix the fig-tree.htm

On Easter
... bringing forth. Its foliage [2116] having been torn off in the wintry season,
the verdant grove now renews its leafy shelter. Mingled ...
//christianbookshelf.org/venantius/on easter/on easter.htm

A Provision Ground
... That round-headed tree, with dark rich Portugal laurel foliage, arranged in stars
at the end of each twig, is the Mango, always a beautiful object, whether in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xvi a provision ground.htm

Keep the Roots Watered.
... KEEP THE ROOTS WATERED. How often you admire a tree for the loveliness of
its green foliage and the profusion of its luscious fruit. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/how to live a holy life/keep the roots watered.htm

The Fig-Tree Cursed. (Matt. , xxi. , 18; Mark, xi. , 12. ) ...
... At that season of the year such a tree might be expected, in full foliage, to bear
fruit; [658] and he walked towards it to pluck off the figs. ...
/.../section 245 the fig-tree cursed.htm

Visit to Ceylon and Return to Benares.
... travels in Ceylon. I was prepared to see fine scenery and rich foliage,
but the reality greatly exceeded my expectation. On the ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xviii visit to ceylon.htm

A Doomed People
... Upon searching its branches, from the lowest bough to the topmost twig, Jesus found
"nothing but leaves." It was a mass of pretentious foliage, nothing more. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 64 a doomed people.htm

Many and One
... its firm bole and massive branches, through all of which the mystery of a common
life penetrates and makes every leaf in the cloud of foliage through which we ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/many and one.htm

The Germination of the Earth.
... If it proceeds from a seed, there is still, by necessity, first a germ, then the
sprout, then green foliage, and finally the fruit which ripens upon a stalk ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/homily v the germination of.htm

A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornee
... Something like an ash in growth; but when you look at it through the glasses
(indispensable in the tropic forest), you see that the foliage is more like that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter v a letter from.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Leaves, collectively; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.

2. (n.) A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc.

3. (v. t.) To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves.

Thesaurus

Foliage (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Leaves, collectively; as, a tree or forest of
beautiful foliage. ... Multi-Version Concordance Foliage (14 Occurrences). ...
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Oak (22 Occurrences)
... (3.) `Elon, Judges 4:11; 9:6 (RV, "oak;" AV, following the Targum, "plain") properly
the deciduous species of oak shedding its foliage in autumn. ...
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Leaf (20 Occurrences)
... in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light;
one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage. ...
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Thickets (14 Occurrences)
... (See JPS NIV). Ezekiel 31:3 Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Fair in branch, and
shading bough, and high in stature, And between thickets hath its foliage been. ...
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Haughtiness (11 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because that thou hast been
high in stature, And he yieldeth his foliage between thickets, And high is his ...
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Haughty (35 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because that thou hast been
high in stature, And he yieldeth his foliage between thickets, And high is his ...
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Botany
... Equally characteristic are dry, much-branched spiny trees or shrubs with scanty
foliage and small leaves, such as the acacias and the thorny burnet. ...
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Folds (18 Occurrences)

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Folk (9 Occurrences)

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Architecture
... the house. The interior was enriched with carved foliage and cherubim,
and in the decorative scheme, gold was freely applied. The ...
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Bible Concordance

Foliage (14 Occurrences)

Leviticus 23:40 You shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 33:9 The earth is sorrowing and wasting away; Lebanon is put to shame and has become waste; Sharon is like the Arabah; and in Bashan and Carmel the leaves are falling.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 17:8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
(See JPS)

Ezekiel 17:3 and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The great eagle, great-winged, long-pinioned, Full of feathers, that hath diverse colours, Hath come in unto Lebanon, And it taketh the foliage of the cedar,
(YLT)

Ezekiel 17:6 It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 17:22 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have taken of the foliage of the high cedar, And I have set 'it', From the top of its tender shoots a tender one I crop, And I -- I have planted 'it' on a mountain high and lofty.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 19:11 It had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 31:3 Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Fair in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And between thickets hath its foliage been.
(YLT NIV)

Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because that thou hast been high in stature, And he yieldeth his foliage between thickets, And high is his heart in his haughtiness,
(YLT NIV)

Ezekiel 31:14 In order that none of the trees of the waters May become haughty because of their stature, Nor give their foliage between thickets, Nor any drinking waters stand up unto them in their haughtiness, For all of them are given up to death, Unto the earth -- the lower part, In the midst of the sons of men, Unto those going down to the pit.
(YLT NIV)

Daniel 4:12 The leaves of it were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
(See NAS)

Daniel 4:14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
(See NAS)

Daniel 4:21 whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Foliage

Related Terms

Oak (22 Occurrences)

Leaf (20 Occurrences)

Thickets (14 Occurrences)

Haughtiness (11 Occurrences)

Haughty (35 Occurrences)

Botany

Folds (18 Occurrences)

Folk (9 Occurrences)

Architecture