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gefen גֶּ֫פֶן ‘vine’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to bend

gefen n, m
1) vine, vine tree
 1a) of Israel (fig.)
 1b) of stars fading at Jehovah's judgment (metaph.)
 1c) of prosperity

Mentioned in Genesis 40:9, 49:11, 40:10 Numbers 20:5, 6:4 Deuteronomy 8:8, 32:32 Judges 9:13, 13:14, 9:12 1 Kings 5:5 2 Kings 4:39, 18:31 Isaiah 24:7, 36:16, 16:9, 7:23, 16:8, 34:4, 32:12 Jeremiah 2:21, 8:13, 5:17, 6:9, 48:32 Ezekiel 15:2, 15:6, 17:8, 17:7, 17:6, 19:10 Hosea 2:14, 10:1, 14:8 Joel 1:12, 2:22, 1:7 Micah 4:4 Habakkuk 3:17 Haggai 2:19 Zechariah 3:10, 8:12 Malachi 3:11 Psalms 80:15, 128:3, 78:47, 105:33, 80:9 Job 15:33 Song of Songs 6:11, 7:9, 7:13, 2:13

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