ʼêb — H3

Definition

masculine noun

a green plant

1. freshness, fresh green, green shoots, or greenery

Usually translated as

greenness, fruit

Origin

from the same as H24

• Same as ʼâbîyb (H24)

Greek equivalents

• gennáō (G1080)
• karpós (G2590)
• rhíza (G4491)

Occurrences

ʼêb occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Song of Songs (1)

• Job 8:12 — Whilst it is yet in his greenness (בְ֭אִבּוֹ), and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
• Song of Songs 6:11 — I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits (בְּאִבֵּ֣י) of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.