1588. gan

Lexicon

gan: Garden

Original Word: גַּן
Part of Speech: noun masculine; feminine; proper name, of a location
Transliteration: gan
Pronunciation: gan
Phonetic Spelling: (gan)
Definition: Garden
Meaning: a garden

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

garden

From ganan; a garden (as fenced) -- garden.

see HEBREW ganan

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ganan
Definition
an enclosure, garden
NASB Translation
garden (40), gardens (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גַּן noun masculine^{Song of Solomon 4:12} & (Genesis 2:15) feminine enclosure, garden (Late Hebrew id., גַּנָּה Arabic , Ethiopic Assyrian ginû COT^Gloss, also gannatu Dl^{Pr 84}; Aramaic גִּנָּא, גִּנְתָּא, ; Phoenician פר אגנן אם צץ[צ] CIS^{i, 165, 11 & p. 232 f.} birds of enclosure (domestic fowls) or of wing) — absolute גַּן Genesis 2:8 3t.; construct id. Genesis 2:15 19t.; with article הַגָּן Genesis 2:9 9t., but כַּגַּן Lamentations 2:6; suffix גַּנִּי Songs 4:16; Songs 5:1, גַּנּוֺ Songs 4:16; Songs 6:2; Plural גַּנִּים Songs 4:15 2t. — garden as enclosure Lamentations 2:6 (simile); הַיּוֺשֶׁבֶת בַּגַּנִּים Songs 8:13; compare Songs 4:12 (figurative of, bride גַּן נָעוּל); g. of herbs (יָרָק) Deuteronomy 11:10; 1 Kings 21:2; figurative of bride, g. of plants, fruits, and spices Songs 4:16 (twice in verse); Songs 5:1; Songs 6:2 (twice in verse) compare מַעְיַן גנים Songs 4:15; g. of (king's) house) 2 Kings 21:18 = גַּןעֻֿזָּא 2 Kings 21:18,26; גַּן הַמֶּלֶךְ 2 Kings 25:4; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 52:7; Nehemiah 3:15, compare בֵּית הַגָּן) 2 Kings 9:27 (at Jez-reel ? but this perhaps

proper name, of a location see below בית p. III ); most often of garden (orchard ?) in Eden (Hexateuch only Gen & only J) Genesis 2:8,9,10,16; Genesis 3:1,2,3,8 (twice in verse); Genesis 3:10, called גַּןעֵֿדֶן Genesis 2:15; Genesis 3:23,24; Ezekiel 36:35; Joel 2:3, compare ׳גןיֿ Genesis 13:10; Isaiah 51:3 (both in simile); גןאֿלהים Ezekiel 28:13 (׳עֵדֶן גןאֿל), Ezekiel 31:8 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 31:9 ("" עֵדֶן); in last three the trees of the garden are compare with Assyrian under figure of cedar of Lebanon.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּנַן (ganan), meaning "to cover" or "to protect."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G288: ἀγρός (agros) • A field, often used in the New Testament to describe open land or farmland, contrasting with the enclosed nature of a garden.
• G2779: κῆπος (kēpos) • A garden, used in the New Testament to describe cultivated areas, such as the garden where Jesus was arrested (John 18:1).
• G3857: παράδεισος (paradeisos) • A park or garden, often used to describe a place of future blessedness or paradise, reflecting the idyllic nature of the Garden of Eden.

The concept of a garden in biblical literature serves as a powerful symbol of divine provision, beauty, and the ideal state of creation, reflecting both physical and spiritual realities.

Usage: The term גַּן is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe various types of gardens, including those for pleasure, sustenance, and symbolic representation of paradise or divine blessing.

Context: • The word גַּן appears frequently in the Hebrew Bible, often denoting a place of beauty and fertility. It is first mentioned in Genesis 2:8, where God plants a garden in Eden, a place of perfect harmony and abundance. This garden serves as the setting for the creation of humanity and the initial relationship between God and man.
• In the Song of Solomon, גַּן is used metaphorically to describe the beauty and desirability of the beloved, as in Song of Solomon 4:12, "A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed."
• The concept of a garden is also used prophetically to describe the restoration and blessing of Israel, as seen in Isaiah 51:3, "For the LORD will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places, and He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD."
• Gardens in the ancient Near East were often enclosed spaces, protected from animals and intruders, which aligns with the root meaning of גַּן as a place of protection. They were places of rest, reflection, and enjoyment, symbolizing peace and divine favor.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּגַ֥ן בְּגַן־ בְגַן־ בַּגַּנִּ֔ים בַּגַּנִּ֗ים בַּגָּ֑ן בַּגָּ֖ן בגן בגן־ בגנים גַּ֣ן גַּ֥ן ׀ גַּן־ גַּנִּ֔ים גַנִּ֖י גן גן־ גני גנים הַגָּ֑ן הַגָּ֔ן הַגָּ֖ן הַגָּֽן׃ הַגָּן֒ הגן הגן׃ כְּגַ֣ן כְּגַ֥ן כְּגַן־ כַּגַּן֙ כגן כגן־ לְגַן־ לְגַנִּי֮ לְגַנּ֔וֹ לגן־ לגנו לגני מִגַּן־ מגן־ bag·gān bag·gan·nîm bagGan baggān bagganNim baggannîm bə·ḡan bə·ḡan- ḇə·ḡan- began bəḡan bəḡan- ḇəḡan- gan gan- ḡan·nî gan·nîm ganNi ḡannî ganNim gannîm hag·gān hagGan haggān kag·gan kaggan kə·ḡan kə·ḡan- kegan kəḡan kəḡan- lə·ḡan- lə·ḡan·nî lə·ḡan·nōw legan ləḡan- leganNi ləḡannî leganNo ləḡannōw mig·gan- miggan miggan- vegan

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 2:8
HEB: יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־ בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם
NAS: God planted a garden toward the east,
KJV: God planted a garden eastward in Eden;
INT: the LORD God A garden Eden the east

Genesis 2:9
HEB: הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת
NAS: also in the midst of the garden, and the tree
KJV: also in the midst of the garden, and the tree
INT: of life the midst of the garden and the tree of the knowledge

Genesis 2:10
HEB: לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת אֶת־ הַגָּ֑ן וּמִשָּׁם֙ יִפָּרֵ֔ד
NAS: to water the garden; and from there
KJV: to water the garden; and from thence it was parted,
INT: of Eden to water the garden there divided

Genesis 2:15
HEB: הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־ עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ
NAS: and put him into the garden of Eden
KJV: and put him into the garden of Eden
INT: the man him the garden of Eden to cultivate

Genesis 2:16
HEB: מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־ הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃
NAS: tree of the garden you may eat
KJV: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely
INT: any tree of the garden may eat freely

Genesis 3:1
HEB: מִכֹּ֖ל עֵ֥ץ הַגָּֽן׃
NAS: from any tree of the garden'?
KJV: of every tree of the garden?
INT: any tree garden

Genesis 3:2
HEB: מִפְּרִ֥י עֵֽץ־ הַגָּ֖ן נֹאכֵֽל׃
NAS: of the trees of the garden we may eat;
KJV: of the trees of the garden:
INT: the fruit of the trees of the garden may eat

Genesis 3:3
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּתוֹךְ־ הַגָּן֒ אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים
NAS: is in the middle of the garden, God
KJV: which [is] in the midst of the garden, God
INT: which the middle of the garden has said God

Genesis 3:8
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֛ים מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּגָּ֖ן לְר֣וּחַ הַיּ֑וֹם
NAS: walking in the garden in the cool
KJV: walking in the garden in the cool
INT: God walking the garden the cool of the day

Genesis 3:8
HEB: בְּת֖וֹךְ עֵ֥ץ הַגָּֽן׃
NAS: among the trees of the garden.
KJV: amongst the trees of the garden.
INT: among the trees of the garden

Genesis 3:10
HEB: קֹלְךָ֥ שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בַּגָּ֑ן וָאִירָ֛א כִּֽי־
NAS: the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid
KJV: thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid,
INT: the sound heard the garden was afraid because

Genesis 3:23
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים מִגַּן־ עֵ֑דֶן לַֽעֲבֹד֙
NAS: sent him out from the garden of Eden,
KJV: sent him forth from the garden of Eden,
INT: the LORD God the garden of Eden to cultivate

Genesis 3:24
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ מִקֶּ֨דֶם לְגַן־ עֵ֜דֶן אֶת־
NAS: out; and at the east of the garden of Eden
KJV: at the east of the garden of Eden
INT: stationed the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim

Genesis 13:10
HEB: וְאֶת־ עֲמֹרָ֔ה כְּגַן־ יְהוָה֙ כְּאֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD,
KJV: and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the LORD,
INT: Sodom and Gomorrah as the garden of the LORD the land

Deuteronomy 11:10
HEB: וְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָ בְרַגְלְךָ֖ כְּגַ֥ן הַיָּרָֽק׃
NAS: like a vegetable garden.
KJV: [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
INT: and water your foot garden A vegetable

1 Kings 21:2
HEB: וִֽיהִי־ לִ֣י לְגַן־ יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י
NAS: it for a vegetable garden because
KJV: me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs,
INT: your vineyard may have garden A vegetable because

2 Kings 9:27
HEB: דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַגָּ֑ן וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף אַחֲרָ֜יו
NAS: by the way of the garden house.
KJV: by the way of the garden house.
INT: the way house of the garden pursued after

2 Kings 21:18
HEB: אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּגַן־ בֵּית֖וֹ בְּגַן־
NAS: and was buried in the garden of his own house,
KJV: and was buried in the garden of his own house,
INT: his fathers was buried the garden house the garden

2 Kings 21:18
HEB: בְּגַן־ בֵּית֖וֹ בְּגַן־ עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
NAS: of his own house, in the garden of Uzza,
KJV: of his own house, in the garden of Uzza:
INT: the garden house the garden of Uzza became

2 Kings 21:26
HEB: אֹת֛וֹ בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ בְּגַן־ עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
NAS: in his grave in the garden of Uzza,
KJV: in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza:
INT: was buried his grave the garden of Uzza became

2 Kings 25:4
HEB: אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים
NAS: the king's garden, though the Chaldeans
KJV: which [is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees
INT: after beside garden the king's the Chaldeans

Nehemiah 3:15
HEB: בְּרֵכַ֤ת הַשֶּׁ֙לַח֙ לְגַן־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְעַד־
NAS: at the king's garden as far
KJV: by the king's garden, and unto the stairs
INT: of the Pool of Shelah garden the king's far

Songs 4:12
HEB: גַּ֥ן ׀ נָע֖וּל אֲחֹתִ֣י
NAS: A garden locked is my sister,
KJV: A garden inclosed [is] my sister,
INT: A garden locked is my sister

Songs 4:15
HEB: מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֣יִם
NAS: [You are] a garden spring, A well
KJV: A fountain of gardens, a well
INT: spring a garden A well water

Songs 4:16
HEB: תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑יו
NAS: [wind of] the south; Make my garden breathe
KJV: blow upon my garden, [that] the spices
INT: the south breathe my garden be wafted spices

42 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1588
42 Occurrences

bag·gān — 2 Occ.
bag·gan·nîm — 2 Occ.
bə·ḡan- — 6 Occ.
gan- — 6 Occ.
ḡan·nî — 1 Occ.
gan·nîm — 1 Occ.
hag·gān — 8 Occ.
kag·gan — 1 Occ.
kə·ḡan- — 7 Occ.
lə·ḡan- — 3 Occ.
lə·ḡan·nî — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡan·nōw — 2 Occ.
mig·gan- — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḡan- — 1 Occ.