Hosea 14:6 — Word Study
WLCיֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת הוֹד֑וֹ וְרֵ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃
BSAwill behâyâh▸ like [the cedars of] LebanonLᵉbânôwn [reminiscent of, similar to, trees, evergreen forests, a mountain range]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| יֵֽלְכוּ֙ | they will go | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine plural |
| יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו | young shoots its | Noun common feminine plural construct, suffix |
| וִיהִ֥י | and it may be | Conjunction, verb qal jussive third person masculine singular |
| כַזַּ֖יִת | like olive tree | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| הוֹד֑וֹ | splendor its | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| וְרֵ֥יחַֽ | and fragrance | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| ל֖וֹ | of it | Preposition, suffix |
| כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ | like Lebanon | Preposition, noun proper |
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| BSB | His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. |
| KJV | His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. |
| ASV | His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. |
| YLT | Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon. |
| WEB | His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon. |
| BBE | His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon. |
Where they part company is in the rendering of יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו — see How Translations Differ.
One main clause with descriptive phrases following, illustrating the flourishing state of Israel.






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Deep Study — Hosea 14:6
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Context — The Promise of Restorationgenerated
Hosea 14:6 presents a vivid image of Israel's future flourishing, likening it to the growth of young shoots and the splendor of olive trees and cedars of Lebanon. This verse is part of a larger message of hope and restoration, where God promises to revive His people, drawing on natural imagery to convey beauty and abundance. The context emphasizes God's love and the transformation awaiting Israel, as seen in the surrounding verses that depict their return and growth.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 80:9–11 | You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. |
| 2 | Ezekiel 17:5–8 | He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow. |
| 3 | Ezekiel 31:3–10 | Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. |
| 4 | Daniel 4:10–15 | In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. |
| 5 | Matthew 13:31 | He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 13 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו, yo.ne.ko.Tavgenerated
The word יוֹנֶ֫קֶת (yowneqeth) refers to young shoots or sprouts, emphasizing new growth and vitality. It is a feminine noun in the plural form, indicating multiple young branches or tender plants, capturing the essence of renewal and life.
This term conveys the idea of freshness and development, symbolizing Israel's return to a state of flourishing under God's care. The use of this word in the context of the verse highlights the theme of rejuvenation and the promise of a fruitful future.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
All translations agree on the imagery of flourishing and beauty in Hosea 14:6.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the finite verb וִיהִ֥י, and it may be, which introduces the subject יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו, its young shoots. The structure emphasizes the flourishing state of Israel, with descriptive phrases elaborating on its beauty and fragrance.
The sentence flows from the subject to the descriptions of splendor and fragrance, illustrating a harmonious relationship between Israel and nature, suggesting that their renewal is both a physical and spiritual transformation.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו as δρόσος (dew), which shifts the focus from young shoots to the refreshing qualities of dew. This choice emphasizes the nurturing aspect of God's provision, suggesting a broader interpretation of how Israel will be revitalized.
This translation highlights a different aspect of renewal, focusing on the life-giving properties of dew as opposed to the imagery of growth found in the Hebrew text.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Hosea 14:6 describes Israel's future as one of growth and beauty, comparing it to young shoots and the splendor of olive trees and cedars of Lebanon. This verse is part of a message of hope, where God promises to restore His people and bring them back to a flourishing state.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
This imagery indicates a time of renewal and growth for Israel, suggesting that they will thrive and flourish under God's care.
These trees symbolize strength, beauty, and longevity, representing the flourishing state that God promises to Israel.
This verse encapsulates the theme of restoration found throughout Hosea, where God expresses His desire to revive His people and bring them back to a state of blessing.
The use of natural imagery teaches us about God's provision and care, illustrating how He nurtures His people and brings about transformation.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life do I need to seek renewal and growth, like the young shoots described in this verse?
- How can I better appreciate the beauty and strength of God's creation, as seen in the olive trees and cedars?
- What steps can I take to cultivate a flourishing relationship with God, reflecting the imagery of this verse?
- How does understanding God's promise of restoration impact my view of challenges in my life?
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Hosea 14:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHis branches shall spread,.... As the well rooted cedars in Lebanon; see Numbers 24:6.
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryHis branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. His branches shall spread - shoots, or suckers. And his beauty shall be as the olive - which never loses its verdure.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleHis branches, his tenderest branches which are new sprung out, shall gather strength, not be broken off, but by these shall they multiply in number of boughs. Shall spread; grow great and beautiful, and excellent for shade. As the olive tree; which retains its verdure all the winter, and is rich in fruit; so the true Israel of God shall flourish, pot in fruitless beauty and stateliness, but in desirable and lovely fruit, even in winters of affliction and troubles. As Lebanon; the mountain famous for cedars, where also were the trees that afford the frankincense, which sweat out that excellent aromatic, and where many more sweetest flowers grow and perfume the air; such shall the spiritual…
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsHosea 14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.Ver. 6. His branches shall spread] Heb. shall walk, or expatiate; shall reach out, and stretch themselves all abroad: so shall the Church be propagated all the earth over; she shall flourish as the palm tree, which though it have many weights hung on the top, and many snakes hissing at the root, yet it still saith, Nec premor, nec perimor, I am insuperable: "I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever," Psalms 52:8. And his beauty shall be as the olive tree] That goodly tree, Leviticus 23:40, that retaineth her greenness in the depth…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5, 6) As the Dew.—For this imagery see Psalms 130:3. Properly it is “a copious mist, shedding small invisible rain, that comes in rich abundance every night in the hot weather, when west or north-west winds blow, and which brings intense refreshment to all organised life” (Neil’s Palestine Explored, p. 136). The lily, which carpets the fields of Palestine (Matthew 6:29), has slender roots, which might easily be uptorn, but under God’s protection, even these are to strike downward like the roots of the cedars.[13] Branches are to grow like the banyan-tree, until one tree becomes a forest, and the beauty of the olive in its dancing radiance is to cover all, while the fragrance shall go…
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges6. His branches shall spread] For ‘branches’ render saplings. It is the same word as in Isaiah 53:2 (where A. V. ‘tender branch’). There the prophet’s idea is that after Israel’s vine has been cut down, a slender plant will spring up from the root; here, that the root of the living tree shall send forth many fresh plants. In fact, Israel is to be like not merely a tree, but a garden. as the olive-tree] Beautiful doubtless in itself, but with a beauty enhanced by the serviceableness of the fruits. Jeremiah compares Israel to ‘a fresh-green olive-tree, fair, and of goodly fruit’ (Jeremiah 11:16). his smell as Lebanon] As the balsamic odour of the cedars and of aromatic shrubs. Comp. Son 4:11.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible4-8. The sentiments expressed in Hosea 14:1-3, are essentially different from those expressed in Hosea 6:1-3.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Hosea 14 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
His young shoots will grow; his splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
Tyndale line
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
I will be as the dewe vnto Israel: he shall grow as the lilie and fasten his rootes, as the trees of Lebanon.
Strictly literal
His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.
His shoots go on, || And his splendor is as an olive, || And he has fragrance as Lebanon.
(14:7) His suckers shall spread out, and his beauty shall be as that of the olive-tree, and his smell as that of the Lebanon.
His branches will spread out; his beauty will be like the olive trees, and his fragrance like the cedars in Lebanon.
From the Latin
I will be as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus.
Simplified
They will send out new shoots, their splendor will be like the olive tree, and their scent will be like the cedars of Lebanon.
His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text reads יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת הוֹד֑וֹ וְרֵ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃, while the Septuagint matches 7 of the 8 words. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain partial readings and some restored words, indicating a close relationship with the Masoretic Text.
יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת הוֹד֑וֹ וְרֵ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃
7 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
[אהיה] [כטל] [לישראל] יפרח כשושנה יכ שרשי׳ו [כלבנון]
3 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 4 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Hosea 14:6
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
הָלַךְ (halak) means 'to go,' 'come,' or 'walk,' and covers a wide range of literal and figurative uses, including aspects of life and death. It can describe physical movement, moral conduct, and even influence on character. The verb appears in various forms, such as Qal, Piel, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances like leading or traversing.
הָלַךְ 1546 vb. go, come, walk
Qal Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך
lit.
of persons
Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations
in like manner of inanimate things
The inf. abs. is often used
as in other vbs., quite independently
to intensify meaning of finite form
most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs.
with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance
with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)
in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. adj. denoting progress, advance
twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion
quite by itself
13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.
akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.
In combination with other verbal forms
Fig.; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident:
pass away, die
H1980 הָלַךְ go, come, walk .Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך . lit. . of persons
. Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations
. in like manner of inanimate things
. The inf. abs. is often used . as in other vbs., quite independently
. to intensify meaning of finite form
. most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs. . with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance
. with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)
. in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. + adj. denoting progress, advance
. twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion
. quite by itself
. 13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.
. akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.
. In combination with other verbal forms
1980 halak haw-lak'
akin to 3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety
of applications, literally and figuratively):--(all) along,
apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant,
depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth,
forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on,
out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead,
march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away),
be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread,
still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad,
on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax,
(way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
see HEBREW for 03212
הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: went.
: went/go[away]
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
1c2) to walk about
1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: come.
: come[nearer]
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
1c2) to walk about
1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) — to go: walk.
: walk/move
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
HVqi3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine pluralHVqi3mp
(halakh, yalakh, bo', yatsa'; ago, hupago, anabaino, erchomi, aperchomai, poreuomai): "Go" ("went," etc.) occurs very frequently in the English Bible, and is the translation of a great many different Hebrew and Greek terms. As the word implies movement of all kinds, physical and mental, it has naturally many applications.
1. In the Old Testament:
In the Old Testament halakh and yalakh are among the commonest words, meaning "to go" in its original sense of "to walk," but also in the most varied senses, according to the verbal conjugations, etc., the preposition attached, and the words in connection with which the terms stand; halakh and yalakh are often used figuratively (translated "to walk," etc.) for to live, to pursue a way of life, e.g. "to walk ever in his ways" (De 19:9; compare
יוֹנֶ֫קֶת (yowneqeth) refers to a young shoot or twig, derived from the related word for sprout. It is a feminine noun that captures the idea of a tender branch or young plant.
[יוֹנֶ֫קֶת] n.f. young shoot, twig
base
H3127 יוֹנֶ֫קֶת
3127 yowneqeth yo-neh'-keth
feminine of 3126; a sprout:--(tender) branch, young twig.
see HEBREW for 03126
יוֹנֶ֫קֶת (yo.ne.qet) — shoot.
young plant, twig, young shoot
HNcfpc/Sp3ms — Noun common feminine plural construct · suffixHNcfpc/Sp3ms
The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
Qal
Fall out, happen
occur, take place, come about, come to pass
esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass
וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
Come into being, become
abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
sq. prep.
become
sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
sq. pred. adj.
become like
sq. pred. לְ pers.
sq. לְ pred.
oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.
with עַל and לְ
sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)
exist, be in existence
abide, remain, continue
with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie
as copula, joining subj. & pred.
H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen
. occur, take place, come about, come to pass
. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
. sq. prep.
. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
. sq. pred. adj.
. become like
. sq. pred. + לְ pers.
. sq. לְ pred.
. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.
. with עַל and לְ
. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence
. abide, remain, continue
1961 hayah haw-yaw
a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,
come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or
auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,
committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,
fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit
(one-)self, require, X use.
see HEBREW for 01933
הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) ---
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
V-Qal-Imperf-1cs — Conjunction · verb qal jussive third person masculine singularHC/Vqj3ms
זַ֫יִת (zayith) refers to an olive or olive tree, including its fruit. It is associated with illuminating oil and appears in place names like the Mount of Olives. The entries suggest it encompasses both the tree and its produce, with some lexicons noting its connection to specific locations.
זַ֫יִת n.m. olive-tree, olive
olive-tree
of fruit of olive-tree, olives
in designations of place
base
H2132 זַ֫יִת olive-tree, olive
2132 zayith zay'-yith
probably from an unused root (akin to 2099); an olive (as
yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the
berry:--olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
see HEBREW for 02099
זַ֫יִת (za.yit) — (Mount of) Olives.
This name means olive, olive tree
Also named: elaiōn (ἐλαιών "Olivet" G1638)
זַ֫יִת (za.yit) — olive.
1) olive, olive tree
1a) olive tree
1b) olives
2) mountain facing Jerusalem on the east side
HRd/Ncmsa — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ncmsa
The Hebrew word הוֹד (*hod*) encompasses meanings related to splendour, majesty, and vigour, primarily in a poetic context. It is derived from an unused root and conveys concepts of grandeur and beauty, as noted in various lexicons.
הוֹד n.m. splendour, majesty, vigour (chiefly poet.)
base
H1935 הוֹד splendour, majesty, vigour (chiefly poet.)
1935 howd hode
from an unused root; grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and
appearance):--beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory,
goodly, honour, majesty.
הוֹד (hod) — splendor.
splendour, majesty, vigour
HNcmsc/Sp3ms — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3ms
רֵיחַ (reyach) refers to scent or odor, derived from the root meaning breath. It encompasses general fragrances and specifically the odor associated with sacrifices to God. The term appears in various contexts, highlighting its significance in both everyday and ritualistic settings.
רֵיחַ 58 n.m. scent, odour (prop. breath)
base
H7381 רֵיחַ scent, odour (prop. breath)
7381 reyach ray'-akh
from 7306; odor (as if blown):--savour, scent, smell.
see HEBREW for 07306
רֵיחַ (re.ach) — aroma.
1) scent, fragrance, aroma, odour
1a) scent, odour
1b) odour of soothing (technical term for sacrifice to God)
Aramaic equivalent: re.ach (רֵיחַ "smell" H7382)
HC/Ncmsa — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular absoluteHC/Ncmsa
וֹ (o) — him.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular
HR/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3ms
לְבָנוֹן (le.van.on) refers to Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine known for its whiteness, likely due to its snow-capped peaks. The term is derived from a root meaning 'white' and is associated with various geographical features, including valleys and houses in the region. It appears in contexts describing the northern border of Israel.
לְבָנוֹן 71 n.pr.mont. Lebanon
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H3844 לְבָנוֹן Lebanon
3844 Lbanown leb-aw-nohn'
from 3825; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a
mountain range in Palestine:--Lebanon.
see HEBREW for 03825
לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) — Lebanon.
§ Lebanon = "whiteness"
a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel
לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) — (Mount) Lebanon.
§ Lebanon = "whiteness"
a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel
לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) — (Valley of) Lebanon.
Combined with biq.ah (בִּקְעָה " Valley" H1237I)
§ Lebanon = "whiteness"
a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel
לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) — (House of the Forest of) Lebanon.
Combined with ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת "House" H1004K)
§ Lebanon = "whiteness"
a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun properHRd/Npl
leb'-a-non (lebanon; Septuagint Libanos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Libanus):
1. Name:
Derived from the root labhen, "to be white," probably from the snow which covers its summits the greater part of the year. "White mountains" are found in almost every country. The light color of the upper limestone may, however, form a sufficient reason for the name. In prose the article is usually connected with the name. In poetry it is more often without the article. In the Septuagint, however, the article is generally present both in prose and poetry.
2. General Description:
The Lebanon range proper borders the east coast of the Mediterranean, for a distance of 100 miles, running North-Northeast and South-Southwest from the mouth of the Litany river, the classic Leontes (which enters the sea a little North of Tyre), to the mouth of the Eleuthurus (Nahr el-Kebir), a few miles North of…
Lebanon
White, “the white mountain of Syria,” is the loftiest and most celebrated mountain range in Syria. It is a branch running southward from the Caucasus, and at its lower end forking into two parallel ranges, the eastern or Anti-Lebanon, and the western or Lebanon proper. They enclose a long valley (Josh. 11:17) of from 5 to 8 miles in width, called by Roman writers Coele-Syria, now called el-Buka’a, “the valley,” a prolongation of the valley of the Jordan.
Lebanon proper, Jebel es-Sharki, commences at its southern extremity in the gorge of the Leontes, the ancient Litany, and extends north-east, parallel to the Mediterranean coast, as far as the river Eleutherus, at the plain of Emesa, “the entering of Hamath” (Num. 34:8;
a mountain range in the north of Palestine. The name Lebanon signifies white, and was applied either on account of snow which, during a great part of the year, cover its whole summit, or on account of the white color of its limestone cliffs and peaks. It is the "white mountain" --the Mont Blane of Palestine. Lebanon is represented in Scripture as lying upon the northern border of the land of Israel. (1:7; 11:24; Joshua 1:4) Two distinct ranges bear this name. They run in parallel lines from southwest to northeast for about 90 geographical miles, enclosing between them a long, fertile valley from five to eight miles wide, anciently called Coele-Syria . The western range is the "Libanus" of the old geographers and the Lebanon of Scripture. The eastern range was called "Anti-Libanus" by geographers, and "Lebanon toward the sunrising" by…
White, a long chain of mountains on the north of Palestine, so named from the whitish limestone of which they are composed and in part perhaps from their snowy whiteness in winter. It consists of two main ridges running northeast and southwest, nearly parallel with each other and with the coast of the Mediterranean. See view in SIDON. The western ridge was called Libanus by the Greeks, and the eastern AntiLibanus. Between them lies a long valley called Coele-Syria, that is, Hollow Syria, and the "valley of Lebanon," Jos 11:17, at present Bukkah. It opens towards the north, but is exceedingly narrow towards the south, where the river Litany, anciently Orontes, issues form the valley and flows west to the sea, north of Tyre. The western ridge is generally higher than the eastern, and several of its peaks are thought to be towards…
