Strong's Lexicon gannah: Garden Original Word: גַּנָּה Word Origin: Derived from the root word גַּן (gan), meaning "garden" or "enclosure." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 3857 (παράδεισος, paradeisos): Often translated as "paradise" or "garden," used in the Septuagint to describe the Garden of Eden and in the New Testament to refer to a place of future blessedness. Usage: The term "gannah" refers to a garden, often implying a cultivated area with plants, trees, and sometimes water features. It is used to describe both literal gardens and metaphorical or symbolic gardens in biblical texts. The word conveys a sense of beauty, fertility, and divine provision. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, gardens were significant for their aesthetic and practical value. They were places of rest, beauty, and sustenance, often associated with abundance and blessing. Gardens were typically enclosed to protect them from animals and thieves, symbolizing security and care. The concept of a garden also held spiritual significance, as seen in the Garden of Eden, representing God's perfect creation and provision. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfem. of gan Definition a garden NASB Translation garden (6), gardens (9), orchard (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs גַּנָּה noun feminine garden (compare foregoing) — גַּנָּה Isaiah 1:30; Isaiah 61:11; construct גִּנַּת Songs 6:11 3t.; suffix גַּנָּתוֺ Job 8:16; plural גַּנֹּת Numbers 24:6, גַּנּוֺת Ecclesiastes 2:5 6t.; suffix גַּנּוֺתֵיכֶם Amos 4:9; garden, orchard, Amos 4:9 ("" כֶּרֶם, תְּאֵנָה, זַיִת), Amos 9:14 (fruit-garden; "" כֶּרֶם), Jeremiah 29:5,28; Ecclesiastes 2:5 ("" מַּרְדֵּס), גִּנַּת אֱגוֺז Songs 6:11 nut-garden; compare גִּנַּתבִּֿיתָן Esther 1:5; Esther 7:7,8; in simile, of prosperous Israel Numbers 24:6 (poem in J E; עֲלַינָהָר׳ג), of chastised Israel Isaiah 1:30 (׳אשׁר מים אין לָהּ ג), of Yahweh's blessing Isaiah 61:11; in Job 8:16 עַלגַּֿנּוֺ in figure of prosperity of wicked, as a luxuriant plant; gardens as places of idolatrous worship Isaiah 1:29 ("" אֵילִים), Isaiah 65:3 ("" לְבֵנִים ), Isaiah 66:17 (i.e. groves). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance garden Feminine of gan; a garden -- garden. see HEBREW gan Forms and Transliterations בַּגַּנּ֔וֹת בגנות גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ גַּנּ֖וֹת גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם גַנּ֔וֹת גנות גנותיכם גנתו הַגַּנּ֗וֹת הגנות וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה וּכְגַנָּ֖ה וכגנה כְּגַנֹּ֖ת כגנת מֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹת מהגנות bag·gan·nō·wṯ bagganNot baggannōwṯ gan·nā·ṯōw gan·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem gan·nō·wṯ ḡan·nō·wṯ gannaTo gannāṯōw ganNot gannoteiChem gannōwṯ ḡannōwṯ gannōwṯêḵem hag·gan·nō·wṯ hagganNot haggannōwṯ kə·ḡan·nōṯ keganNot kəḡannōṯ mê·hag·gan·nō·wṯ mehagganNot mêhaggannōwṯ ū·ḵə·ḡan·nāh ucheganNah ūḵəḡannāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 24:6 HEB: כִּנְחָלִ֣ים נִטָּ֔יוּ כְּגַנֹּ֖ת עֲלֵ֣י נָהָ֑ר NAS: that stretch out, Like gardens beside KJV: are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, INT: valleys stretch gardens beside the river Job 8:16 Ecclesiastes 2:5 Isaiah 1:29 Isaiah 1:30 Isaiah 61:11 Isaiah 65:3 Isaiah 66:17 Jeremiah 29:5 Jeremiah 29:28 Amos 4:9 Amos 9:14 12 Occurrences |
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