Lexicon :: Strong's H8384 - tᵊ'ēnâ

תְּאֵנָה

Transliteration

tᵊ'ēnâ

Pronunciation

teh-ane'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Perhaps of foreign derivation

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2490

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

תְּאֵן tᵉʼên, teh-ane'; or (in the singular, feminine) תְּאֵנָה tᵉʼênâh; perhaps of foreign derivation the fig (tree or fruit):—fig (tree).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H8384 in the following manner: fig tree (23x), fig (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H8384 in the following manner: fig tree (23x), fig (16x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

fig, fig tree

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

תְּאֵן tᵉʼên, teh-ane'; or (in the singular, feminine) תְּאֵנָה tᵉʼênâh; perhaps of foreign derivation the fig (tree or fruit):—fig (tree).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8384: Abbreviations

† תְּאֵנָה noun feminine fig-tree, (then) fig (√ dubious; Arabic , Aramaic תֵּינְתָא, ; perhaps Punic תין (see Lzb³⁸⁵; i.e. תְּיֵן Eut, see DHM^{VOJ i. 26}), Assyrian tittu, a tree; Lag^{M i. 58 ff.} combines ת׳ (precariously) with √ (III) אנה meet opportunely, with reference to fructifying of fig by another tree, compare Hom^{Aufsätze u.Abh. i. (1892), 100}); — absolute ת׳ Judges 9:10 +; suffix תְּאֵנָתוֺ 1 Kings 5:5 +, etc.; plural תְּאֵנִים Numbers 13:23 +; construct תְּאֵנֵי Jeremiah 24:2; suffix תְּאֵנֵיכֶם Amos 4:9; —

1. fig-tree (ficus carica Post^{Flora. 730; Hast. DB, under the word} Tr^NHB.350 M'Lean-Th-Dyer^{Ency. Bib., under the word}; compare Löw^{§ 335}; often + גֶּפֶן): Judges 9:10, 11 (in allegory), Amos 4:9; Hosea 9:10; Nahum 3:12; 1 Kings 5:5; 2 Kings 18:31 = Isaiah 36:16; Micah 4:4; Isaiah 34:4; Proverbs 27:18; עֲלֵה ת׳ Genesis 3:7 (J) fig-leaves, חָֽנְטָה פַגֶּיהָ הַתּ׳ Songs 2:13; collective Numbers 20:5 (JE), Hosea 2:14; Jeremiah 5:17; Jeremiah 8:13; Deuteronomy 8:8; Habakkuk 3:17; Haggai 2:19; Zechariah 3:10; Joel 1:7, 12; Joel 2:22; Psalm 105:33.

2. fig, always plural: Numbers 13:23 (JE), Jeremiah 24:1, 2(twice in verse); Jeremiah 24:3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 24:5, 8; Jeremiah 29:17 (all symbolic of Judaeans), Jeremiah 8:13 (בַּתְּאֵנָה אֵין תּ׳), Nehemiah 8:13; as medicament, דְּבֶלֶת ת׳ 2 Kings 20:7 = Isaiah 38:21; תְּאֵנֵי הַבַּכֻּרוֺת Jeremiah 24:2 the figs of early ripeness (compare Du).

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