Seneh סְנֶה
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| סְנֶה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | seneh |
| Strong's number | H5572 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | bush |
| Occurrences | 6 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (3) |
Seneh (Hebrew סְנֶה, Strong's H5572) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “bush”. It occurs 6 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a bush, thorny bush
1a) the burning bush of Moses
1b) perhaps a blackberry bush
1a) the burning bush of Moses
1b) perhaps a blackberry bush
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bush (6) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bush (4), burning bush (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Seneh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 3:2And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
- Exodus 3:3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
- Exodus 3:4And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 33:16And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).