H6073 H6073
branches, boughs; foliage
This noun denotes branches or foliage, appearing in poetry about creation in Psalm 104. The term is recognized as an Aramaic loan-word, with cognates meaning foliage or flowers in Aramaic dialects. The Ketiv and Qere show textual variation in the form, though both point to vegetation imagery. The word creates habitat imagery for birds dwelling among branches.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Psalm 104:12, this refers to the branches where birds dwell and sing, part of the creation psalm's portrayal of God's provision for creatures. The Aramaic loan-word indicates botanical foliage where wildlife finds shelter. Spanish 'ramas' (branches), French 'rameau' (bough), and English 'branches' all capture the arboreal reference, emphasizing the physical structure that provides habitat. 1×
AR["الأَغصان"]·ben["শাখাগুলির"]·DE["der-branches"]·EN["the-branches"]·FR["rameau"]·heb["עופאים"]·HI["डालियों"]·ID["dedaunan"]·IT["[עפאים]"]·jav["pang-pang"]·KO["나뭇가지-들-의"]·PT["a-folhagem"]·RU["ветвей"]·ES["ramas"]·SW["matawi"]·TR["dalların"]·urd["شاخوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עפאים Kt, עֳפָיִם Qr n.[m.]pl. foliage (cf. Ges§93 z; Aramaic loan-word, 𝔗 עָפְיָא foliage, Syriac ܥܘܽܦܝܳܐ flower, branch);—ψ 104:12.