H6056 H6056
branch, bough; the spreading branches of a tree, especially in Daniel's vision
The Aramaic word for tree branches or boughs, appearing exclusively in Daniel's vision of Nebuchadnezzar's dream-tree (chapter 4). The great tree's branches provide shelter for birds and shade for beasts, symbolizing the emperor's worldwide dominion. When the tree is cut down, the branches are stripped away, representing the loss of kingdom and authority. The fourfold repetition in Daniel 4 (verses 12, 14 twice, and 21) emphasizes both the tree's initial glory (spreading branches sheltering all creatures) and its judgment (branches hewn off). Cross-linguistic renderings (Spanish 'ramas,' French 'branche') consistently identify this as tree branches.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Tree branches in Daniel's vision of the cosmic tree. All four occurrences (Dan 4:12, 14, 14, 21) describe the branches of Nebuchadnezzar's dream-tree: initially providing shelter for birds ('in its branches'), then cut away in judgment. The branches symbolize the far-reaching extent of imperial power and, when removed, the loss of dominion. 4×
AR["أَغْصَانَهَا", "أَغْصَانِهَا", "وَ-فِي-أَغْصَانِهَا"]·ben["এবং-এর-ডালগুলিতে", "এর-ডালগুলি"]·DE["[ובענפוהי]", "[ענפוהי]"]·EN["and-in-its-branches", "its-branches"]·FR["branche", "et-branche"]·heb["ו-ב-ענפיו", "ענפיו"]·HI["उसकी-डालियां", "उसकी-डालियों", "और-उसकी-डालियों-में"]·ID["dahan-dahannya", "dan-di-dahannya"]·IT["[ובענפוהי]", "[ענפוהי]"]·jav["lan-ing-pang-pangipun", "pang-pangipun"]·KO["그-가지들", "그-가지들-을", "그리고-그-가지들-에"]·PT["e-em-seus-ramos", "seus-ramos"]·RU["-ветвей-его", "ветви-его", "и-в-ветвях-его"]·ES["sus-ramas", "y-en-sus-ramas"]·SW["matawi-yake", "na-katika-matawi-yake"]·TR["dallarından", "dallarını", "ve-dallarında"]·urd["اور-اُس-کی-شاخوں-میں", "اُس-کی-شاخوں", "اُس-کی-شاخیں"]
Related Senses
H3754 1. vineyard, cultivated grape plot (92×)H0730 1. cedar tree or wood (73×)H1612 1. vine, grapevine (55×)H3293a 1. forest, wood, thicket (55×)H5560 1. fine flour (53×)H5193 1. plant vegetation (48×)H2232 1. sow seed, plant crops (41×)H1715 1. grain, cereal crop (40×)H7114b 1. reap, harvest grain (36×)H2132 1. olive tree (34×)H8184 1. barley (34×)H2406 1. wheat (grain crop) (30×)H7070 1. reed, cane (plant) (30×)H7848 1. acacia (28×)H8328 1. root of a plant (28×)H8384 1. fig tree (25×)H5488 1. reeds, rushes (in 'Sea of Reeds') (24×)G0290 1. a vineyard (23×)G2325 1. reap, harvest a crop (21×)G4687 1. sow seed, plant (21×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [עֲנַף] n.[m.] bough (v. BH ענף);—pl. sf. עַנְפ֫וֹהִי Dn 4:9, 11(×2), 18.