H1612
Vine (Gephen)
גֶּפֶן (gephen)
The fruit-bearing plant — symbolizing Israel, fruitfulness, and dependence on God.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: GEH-fen
Definition
Gephen is the Hebrew word for vine, one of Scripture's richest agricultural metaphors. Israel is God's vine planted and tended with care, and Jesus declares Himself the true vine in whom believers must abide to bear fruit.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
John 15:5
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”Read in context
Psalm 80:8
“Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.”Read in context
Isaiah 5:2
“And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine.”Read in context
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