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Choice vine, select variety of grape vine (used figuratively for Israel's privileged status)
This term denotes a superior variety of grape vine, used metaphorically for Israel in prophetic oracles. Isaiah 5:2 begins the Song of the Vineyard: God planted 'a choice vine' yet it yielded wild grapes—Israel blessed with every advantage produced unfaithfulness. Jeremiah 2:21 echoes this: 'I planted you a choice vine, completely of true seed'—completely reliable stock that nevertheless degenerated. The term emphasizes quality and careful selection, making the subsequent failure more condemning. It may refer to a specific cultivar known for excellence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A superior grape variety representing the best possible planting stock, used prophetically to depict God's careful establishment of Israel with every advantage. Both passages employ vineyard imagery to indict Israel's failure despite premium origins. The identical metaphorical use in Isaiah and Jeremiah suggests this was an established prophetic motif. Spanish 'vid escogida' (chosen/select vine) captures the notion of deliberate selection for quality. The agricultural specificity enhances the metaphor's force: only the best was planted, making the corruption inexcusable. 2×
AR["كَرمَةً-فَاخِرَةً", "كَرْمَةً"]·ben["উৎকৃষ্ট-আঙুরলতা", "উৎকৃষ্ট-লতায়"]·DE["[שרק]"]·EN["a-choice-vine", "choice-vine"]·FR["[שרק]"]·heb["שורק"]·HI["उत्तम-बेलें", "बेल"]·ID["dengan-anggur-pilihan", "pohon-anggur-pilihan"]·IT["[שרק]"]·jav["anggur-pilihan"]·KO["좋은-포도나무-로", "좋은-포도나무를"]·PT["videira-escolhida", "videira-excelente"]·RU["лозой-отборной", "отборной-лозой"]·ES["vid-escogida"]·SW["mzabibu-bora"]·TR["secme-asma", "seçkin-asma"]·urd["انگور", "بہترین-بیل"]
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
† I. שֹׂרֵק n.[m.] choice species of vine;—abs. שׂ׳ Is 5:2, שׂוֹ׳ Je 2:21 (both in fig.).