(1) גּפן, gephen, usually the cultivated grape vine. In Numbers 6:4; Judges 13:14 we have היּין גּפן, gephen ha-yayīn, literally, “vine of wine,” translated “grape vine” (Numbers) and “vine,” margin “grape vine” (Jgs); 2 Kings 4:39, שׂדה גּפן, gephen sādheh English Versions of the Bible “wild vine”; Deuteronomy 32:32, סדם גּפן, gephen ṣedhōm, “vine of Sodom.”
(2) שרק, sōrēḳ, in Isaiah 5:2, “choicest vine”; שׂורק, sōrēḳ, in Jeremiah 2:21, “noble vine”; שרקה, sōrēḳāh, in Genesis 49:11, “choice vine”; compare VALLEY OF SOREK (which see). The Hebrew is supposed to indicate dark grapes and, according to rabbinical tradition, they were unusually sweet and almost, if not quite, stoneless.
(3) נזיר, nāzīr, in Leviticus 25:5, 25:11, “undressed vine,” the King James Version “vine undressed,” margin “separation.” This may mean an unpruned vine and be a reference to the uncut locks of a Nazirite, but it is equally probable that נזיר, nāzīr should be בּציר, bācīr, “vintage.”
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Vine, Grape, Grape vine, Vine and fig tree, Wine, Winepress, Wine press, Vintage
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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