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עָנָף H6057

H6057 is the Hebrew word עָנָף, transliterated ʻânâph and said aw-nawf'. The King James Version most often renders it branches.

Word: עָנָףTransliteration: ʻânâphSaid: aw-nawf'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

a twig (as covering the limbs).

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to cover.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

branches 3×boughs 2×trees and the boughs 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bough, branch.

Verses using עָנָף

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 23:40 · KJV

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

Psalm 80:10 · KJV

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

Ezekiel 17:8 · KJV

It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

Ezekiel 17:23 · KJV

In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

Ezekiel 31:3 · KJV

Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

Ezekiel 36:8 · KJV

But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6057 mean?

H6057 is the Hebrew word עָנָף (ʻânâph), meaning a twig (as covering the limbs).

How is H6057 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it branches (3 times), boughs (2 times), trees and the boughs (1 time).

How many times does H6057 appear in the Bible?

עָנָף (ʻânâph) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6057 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to cover.

Nearby entries

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