† שֹׂרֵקָה n.f. choice vine;—Gn 49:11. H8321b
choice vine, noble vine (superior grape variety)
This feminine noun denotes a choice or noble vine, a superior variety of grape known for quality fruit. The term appears in Jacob's blessing upon Judah in Genesis 49:11, in poetic imagery of abundance and royalty. The 'choice vine' represents valuable agricultural stock, the kind of vine a wealthy landowner would cultivate for premium wine production. In the prophetic imagery, Judah's abundance will be so great that he can afford to tie his donkey to a choice vine—treating valuable property casually because of overwhelming prosperity. The term emphasizes quality and value, distinguishing superior vines from common varieties.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Genesis 49:11 pictures Judah tying his donkey 'to the choice vine,' part of vivid imagery of wine abundance during Judah's reign. English and Spanish translate 'choice vine' or 'noble vine' (cepa), emphasizing the quality designation. The image conveys messianic abundance: royal prosperity so great that even valuable grapevines serve utilitarian purposes like hitching posts, and wine flows so freely that one washes clothes in it—a vision of Eden-like fruitfulness under Judah's scepter. 1×
AR["وَبِالسَّوْرَقَةِ"]·ben["আর-লতায়-শ্রেষ্ঠ"]·DE["und-an-die-Edelrebe"]·EN["and-to-the-choice-vine"]·FR["et-à-le-choice-vigne"]·heb["ו-ל-ה-שרקה"]·HI["और-से-उत्तम-दाखलता"]·ID["dan-pada-pokok-anggur-pilihan"]·IT["e-a-il-choice-vine"]·jav["lan-dhateng-anggur-sae"]·KO["그리고-에-그-좋은-포도나무"]·PT["e-a-videira-escolhida"]·RU["и-к-лозе-отборной"]·ES["y-a-la-cepa"]·SW["mkate-wa-kwili-mji"]·TR["ve-seçkin-asmaya"]·urd["اور-بہترین-انگور-سے"]
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
† שֹׂרֵקָה n.f. choice vine;—Gn 49:11.