3127. yoneqeth
Strong's Lexicon
yoneqeth: Shoot, branch, sprout

Original Word: יֹנֶקֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: yoneqeth
Pronunciation: yoh-neh'-keth
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-neh'-keth)
Definition: Shoot, branch, sprout
Meaning: a sprout

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָנַק (yanaq), meaning "to suck" or "to nurse."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 1008: βλαστός (blastós) - meaning "shoot" or "sprout."

- Strong's Greek 2814: κλάδος (kládos) - meaning "branch" or "twig."

Usage: The term "yoneqeth" refers to a young shoot or sprout, often used metaphorically to describe new growth or vitality. In the context of the Bible, it can symbolize renewal, hope, and the continuation of life. It is often used in prophetic literature to convey the idea of new beginnings or the emergence of something significant from humble origins.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of life, and the imagery of plants, trees, and growth was commonly used to convey spiritual truths. A "yoneqeth" would be a familiar sight in vineyards and fields, representing the potential for future harvests. This imagery would resonate with an agrarian society that understood the importance of nurturing young plants to ensure a fruitful yield.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of yoneq
Definition
a young shoot, twig
NASB Translation
shoots (5), young twigs (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[יוֺנֶ֫קֶת] noun feminine young shoot, twig (= foregoing) — יוֺנַקְתּוֺ Job 8:16 2t.; יוֺנְקוֺתָיו Hosea 14:7; יֹנְקוֺתָיו Ezekiel 17:22; יוֺנְקוֺתֶיהָ Psalm 80:12; — shoot, twig, of tree Job 14:7; cf wicked under figure of tree Job 8:16; Job 15:30; Israel under figure of olive-tree Hosea 14:7, of cedar Ezekiel 17:22, of vine Psalm 80:12.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
tender branch, young twig

Feminine of yowneq; a sprout -- (tender) branch, young twig.

see HEBREW yowneq

Forms and Transliterations
וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ וינקתו יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו יֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙ יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹ יֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ יונקותיה׃ ינקותיו ינקתו veyonakTo wə·yō·naq·tōw wəyōnaqtōw yō·naq·tōw yō·nə·qō·w·ṯāw yō·wn·qō·w·ṯe·hā yonakTo yōnaqtōw yonekoTav yōnəqōwṯāw YonkoTeiha yōwnqōwṯehā
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 8:16
HEB: וְעַ֥ל גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹ תֵצֵֽא׃
NAS: the sun, And his shoots spread
KJV: the sun, and his branch shooteth forth
INT: over his garden and his shoots spread

Job 14:7
HEB: וְע֣וֹד יַחֲלִ֑יף וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃
NAS: again, And its shoots will not fail.
KJV: that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
INT: again will sprout shoots will not fail

Job 15:30
HEB: מִנִּי־ חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת
NAS: will wither his shoots, And by the breath
KJV: shall dry up his branches, and by the breath
INT: from darkness his shoots will wither the flame

Psalm 80:11
HEB: וְאֶל־ נָ֝הָ֗ר יֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: to the sea And its shoots to the River.
KJV: unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
INT: to the River shoots

Ezekiel 17:22
HEB: וְנָתָ֑תִּי מֵרֹ֤אשׁ יֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙ רַ֣ךְ אֶקְטֹ֔ף
NAS: from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one
KJV: from the top of his young twigs a tender one,
INT: and set the topmost young A tender will pluck

Hosea 14:6
HEB: יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת
NAS: His shoots will sprout, And his beauty
KJV: His branches shall spread,
INT: will sprout his shoots will be like the olive

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3127
6 Occurrences


wə·yō·naq·tōw — 1 Occ.
yō·naq·tōw — 2 Occ.
yō·nə·qō·w·ṯāw — 2 Occ.
yō·wn·qō·w·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.
















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