H6288 H6288
Branches or boughs; the spreading limbs of a tree
This noun refers to the branches or boughs of a tree. It appears in Ezekiel 31:5, describing the magnificent cedar (representing Assyria) whose branches spread far and multiplied. The text has some uncertainty—both occurrences are in the same verse with slight textual variants (ketiv/qere) regarding the suffix. The term emphasizes the outward spreading growth of tree branches, symbolizing the expanding power and influence of the great empire portrayed as a cedar.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A feminine noun meaning branches or boughs. Both occurrences are textual variants (ketiv/qere) in Ezekiel 31:5, differing slightly in suffix but both referring to the cedar's branches ('sus ramas,' 'branche'). The context describes how the tree's branches multiplied and lengthened because of abundant water—imagery for imperial expansion and prosperity. The term focuses on the horizontal spreading of limbs that provide shade and shelter, making it apt for political metaphor. 2×
AR["(فُرُوعُهُ)", "[فُرُوعُهُ]"]·ben["(তার-ডালগুলি)", "[তার-ডাল]"]·DE["[פארתו]", "[פארתיו]"]·EN["[its-branches]", "its-branches"]·FR["branche"]·heb["[פארתו]", "פורותיו"]·HI["डालियां-उसकी"]·ID["cabang-cabangnya"]·IT["[פארתו]", "[פארתיו]"]·jav["(pang-pangipun)", "[pang-pangipun]"]·KO["[케티브]", "가지들이-그의"]·PT["(galhos-dele)", "[galhos-dele]"]·RU["побеги-его"]·ES["(sus-ramas)", "[sus-raíces]"]·SW["[ketiv]", "matawi-yake"]·TR["(filizleri)", "[filizleri]"]·urd["(اُس-کی-ٹہنیاں)", "[اُس-کی-ٹہنیاں]"]
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
## H6288 —
*Hebrew N-fsc | 3ms* | 2 occurrences | 1 sense
### 1. Sense 126937 (2 occ.)
**Domain:** PLANTS AGRICULTURE > Plants > Branches and Shoots
**Glosses:** arb: (فُرُوعُهُ), [فُرُوعُهُ] | deu: [פארתו], [פארתיו] | eng: [its-branches], its-branches | fra: branche | hin: डालियां-उसकी | kor: [케티브], 가지들이-그의 | spa: (sus-ramas), [sus-raíces] | swa: [ketiv], matawi-yake
**Refs:** Ezek 31:5; Ezek 31:5