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עֲנַף H6056
H6056 is the Hebrew word עֲנַף, transliterated ʻănaph and said an-af'. The King James Version most often renders it boughs.
What it means
{a twig (as covering the limbs)}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) or עֶנֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to H6057 (עָנָף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bough, branch.
Verses using עֲנַף
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 4:12 · KJV
The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
Daniel 4:14 · KJV
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
Daniel 4:21 · KJV
Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
Common questions
What does Strong's H6056 mean?
H6056 is the Hebrew word עֲנַף (ʻănaph), meaning {a twig (as covering the limbs)}.
How is H6056 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it boughs (1 time), branches (1 time), whose branches (1 time).
How many times does H6056 appear in the Bible?
עֲנַף (ʻănaph) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6056 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) or עֶנֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to H6057 (עָנָף).
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