Gephen — H1612

H1612 · Hebrew — גפן

Pronunciation: gheh'-fen

Definition

masculine noun

a vine (as twining), especially the grape

  1. vine, vine tree
    1. of Israel (fig.)
    2. of stars fading at Jehovah's judgment (metaph.)
    3. of prosperity

Usually translated as

vine, tree

Origin

from an unused root meaning to bend

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gephen occurs 55 times in 53 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (2), Judges (3), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (2), Job (1), Psalms (5), Song of Songs (4), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (6), Hosea (3), Joel (3), Micah (1), Habakkuk (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (2), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — G