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Berean Strong's Lexicon gan: Garden Original Word: גַּן Part of Speech: noun masculine; feminine; proper name, of a location Transliteration: gan Pronunciation: gan Phonetic Spelling: (gan) Definition: Garden Meaning: a garden Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּנַן (ganan), meaning "to cover" or "to protect." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3857 (παράδεισος, paradeisos): Often translated as "paradise" or "garden," used in the Septuagint to describe the Garden of Eden and in the New Testament to refer to a place of future blessedness. Usage: The Hebrew word "gan" primarily refers to a garden, an enclosed and cultivated area used for growing plants, fruits, and vegetables. In the biblical context, it often signifies a place of beauty, provision, and divine blessing. The term is used both literally and metaphorically throughout the Scriptures. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, gardens were symbols of fertility, abundance, and paradise. They were often associated with royalty and divinity, serving as places of rest and enjoyment. The concept of a garden as a protected and fruitful space is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, reflecting God's provision and care for His creation. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ganan Definition an enclosure, garden NASB Translation garden (40), gardens (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs גַּן noun masculineSong of Solomon 4:12 & (Genesis 2:15) feminine enclosure, garden (Late Hebrew id., גַּנָּה Arabic , Ethiopic Assyrian ginû COTGloss, also gannatu DlPr 84; Aramaic גִּנָּא, גִּנְתָּא, ; Phoenician פר אגנן אם צץ[צ] CISi, 165, 11 & p. 232 f. birds of enclosure (domestic fowls) or of wing) — absolute גַּן Genesis 2:8 3t.; construct id. Genesis 2:15 19t.; with article הַגָּן Genesis 2:9 9t., but כַּגַּן Lamentations 2:6; suffix גַּנִּי Songs 4:16; Songs 5:1, גַּנּוֺ Songs 4:16; Songs 6:2; Plural גַּנִּים Songs 4:15 2t. — garden as enclosure Lamentations 2:6 (simile); הַיּוֺשֶׁבֶת בַּגַּנִּים Songs 8:13; compare Songs 4:12 (figurative of, bride גַּן נָעוּל); g. of herbs (יָרָק) Deuteronomy 11:10; 1 Kings 21:2; figurative of bride, g. of plants, fruits, and spices Songs 4:16 (twice in verse); Songs 5:1; Songs 6:2 (twice in verse) compare מַעְיַן גנים Songs 4:15; g. of (king's) house) 2 Kings 21:18 = גַּןעֻֿזָּא 2 Kings 21:18,26; גַּן הַמֶּלֶךְ 2 Kings 25:4; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 52:7; Nehemiah 3:15, compare בֵּית הַגָּן) 2 Kings 9:27 (at Jez-reel ? but this perhaps proper name, of a location see below בית p. III ); most often of garden (orchard ?) in Eden (Hexateuch only Gen & only J) Genesis 2:8,9,10,16; Genesis 3:1,2,3,8 (twice in verse); Genesis 3:10, called גַּןעֵֿדֶן Genesis 2:15; Genesis 3:23,24; Ezekiel 36:35; Joel 2:3, compare ׳גןיֿ Genesis 13:10; Isaiah 51:3 (both in simile); גןאֿלהים Ezekiel 28:13 (׳עֵדֶן גןאֿל), Ezekiel 31:8 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 31:9 ("" עֵדֶן); in last three the trees of the garden are compare with Assyrian under figure of cedar of Lebanon. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance garden From ganan; a garden (as fenced) -- garden. see HEBREW ganan Forms and Transliterations בְּגַ֥ן בְּגַן־ בְגַן־ בַּגַּנִּ֔ים בַּגַּנִּ֗ים בַּגָּ֑ן בַּגָּ֖ן בגן בגן־ בגנים גַּ֣ן גַּ֥ן ׀ גַּן־ גַּנִּ֔ים גַנִּ֖י גן גן־ גני גנים הַגָּ֑ן הַגָּ֔ן הַגָּ֖ן הַגָּֽן׃ הַגָּן֒ הגן הגן׃ כְּגַ֣ן כְּגַ֥ן כְּגַן־ כַּגַּן֙ כגן כגן־ לְגַן־ לְגַנִּי֮ לְגַנּ֔וֹ לגן־ לגנו לגני מִגַּן־ מגן־ bag·gān bag·gan·nîm bagGan baggān bagganNim baggannîm bə·ḡan bə·ḡan- ḇə·ḡan- began bəḡan bəḡan- ḇəḡan- gan gan- ḡan·nî gan·nîm ganNi ḡannî ganNim gannîm hag·gān hagGan haggān kag·gan kaggan kə·ḡan kə·ḡan- kegan kəḡan kəḡan- lə·ḡan- lə·ḡan·nî lə·ḡan·nōw legan ləḡan- leganNi ləḡannî leganNo ləḡannōw mig·gan- miggan miggan- vegan Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 2:8 HEB: יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־ בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם NAS: God planted a garden toward the east, KJV: God planted a garden eastward in Eden; INT: the LORD God A garden Eden the east Genesis 2:9 HEB: הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת NAS: also in the midst of the garden, and the tree KJV: also in the midst of the garden, and the tree INT: of life the midst of the garden and the tree of the knowledge Genesis 2:10 HEB: לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת אֶת־ הַגָּ֑ן וּמִשָּׁם֙ יִפָּרֵ֔ד NAS: to water the garden; and from there KJV: to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, INT: of Eden to water the garden there divided Genesis 2:15 HEB: הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־ עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ NAS: and put him into the garden of Eden KJV: and put him into the garden of Eden INT: the man him the garden of Eden to cultivate Genesis 2:16 HEB: מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־ הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃ NAS: tree of the garden you may eat KJV: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely INT: any tree of the garden may eat freely Genesis 3:1 HEB: מִכֹּ֖ל עֵ֥ץ הַגָּֽן׃ NAS: from any tree of the garden'? KJV: of every tree of the garden? INT: any tree garden Genesis 3:2 HEB: מִפְּרִ֥י עֵֽץ־ הַגָּ֖ן נֹאכֵֽל׃ NAS: of the trees of the garden we may eat; KJV: of the trees of the garden: INT: the fruit of the trees of the garden may eat Genesis 3:3 HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּתוֹךְ־ הַגָּן֒ אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים NAS: is in the middle of the garden, God KJV: which [is] in the midst of the garden, God INT: which the middle of the garden has said God Genesis 3:8 HEB: אֱלֹהִ֛ים מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּגָּ֖ן לְר֣וּחַ הַיּ֑וֹם NAS: walking in the garden in the cool KJV: walking in the garden in the cool INT: God walking the garden the cool of the day Genesis 3:8 HEB: בְּת֖וֹךְ עֵ֥ץ הַגָּֽן׃ NAS: among the trees of the garden. KJV: amongst the trees of the garden. INT: among the trees of the garden Genesis 3:10 HEB: קֹלְךָ֥ שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בַּגָּ֑ן וָאִירָ֛א כִּֽי־ NAS: the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid KJV: thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, INT: the sound heard the garden was afraid because Genesis 3:23 HEB: יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים מִגַּן־ עֵ֑דֶן לַֽעֲבֹד֙ NAS: sent him out from the garden of Eden, KJV: sent him forth from the garden of Eden, INT: the LORD God the garden of Eden to cultivate Genesis 3:24 HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ מִקֶּ֨דֶם לְגַן־ עֵ֜דֶן אֶת־ NAS: out; and at the east of the garden of Eden KJV: at the east of the garden of Eden INT: stationed the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim Genesis 13:10 HEB: וְאֶת־ עֲמֹרָ֔ה כְּגַן־ יְהוָה֙ כְּאֶ֣רֶץ NAS: and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD, KJV: and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the LORD, INT: Sodom and Gomorrah as the garden of the LORD the land Deuteronomy 11:10 HEB: וְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָ בְרַגְלְךָ֖ כְּגַ֥ן הַיָּרָֽק׃ NAS: like a vegetable garden. KJV: [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: INT: and water your foot garden A vegetable 1 Kings 21:2 HEB: וִֽיהִי־ לִ֣י לְגַן־ יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י NAS: it for a vegetable garden because KJV: me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, INT: your vineyard may have garden A vegetable because 2 Kings 9:27 HEB: דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַגָּ֑ן וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף אַחֲרָ֜יו NAS: by the way of the garden house. KJV: by the way of the garden house. INT: the way house of the garden pursued after 2 Kings 21:18 HEB: אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּגַן־ בֵּית֖וֹ בְּגַן־ NAS: and was buried in the garden of his own house, KJV: and was buried in the garden of his own house, INT: his fathers was buried the garden house the garden 2 Kings 21:18 HEB: בְּגַן־ בֵּית֖וֹ בְּגַן־ עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ NAS: of his own house, in the garden of Uzza, KJV: of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: INT: the garden house the garden of Uzza became 2 Kings 21:26 HEB: אֹת֛וֹ בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ בְּגַן־ עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ NAS: in his grave in the garden of Uzza, KJV: in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: INT: was buried his grave the garden of Uzza became 2 Kings 25:4 HEB: אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים NAS: the king's garden, though the Chaldeans KJV: which [is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees INT: after beside garden the king's the Chaldeans Nehemiah 3:15 HEB: בְּרֵכַ֤ת הַשֶּׁ֙לַח֙ לְגַן־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְעַד־ NAS: at the king's garden as far KJV: by the king's garden, and unto the stairs INT: of the Pool of Shelah garden the king's far Songs 4:12 HEB: גַּ֥ן ׀ נָע֖וּל אֲחֹתִ֣י NAS: A garden locked is my sister, KJV: A garden inclosed [is] my sister, INT: A garden locked is my sister Songs 4:15 HEB: מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֣יִם NAS: [You are] a garden spring, A well KJV: A fountain of gardens, a well INT: spring a garden A well water Songs 4:16 HEB: תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי גַנִּ֖י יִזְּל֣וּ בְשָׂמָ֑יו NAS: [wind of] the south; Make my garden breathe KJV: blow upon my garden, [that] the spices INT: the south breathe my garden be wafted spices 42 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1588 42 Occurrences bag·gān — 2 Occ. bag·gan·nîm — 2 Occ. bə·ḡan- — 6 Occ. gan- — 6 Occ. ḡan·nî — 1 Occ. gan·nîm — 1 Occ. hag·gān — 8 Occ. kag·gan — 1 Occ. kə·ḡan- — 7 Occ. lə·ḡan- — 3 Occ. lə·ḡan·nî — 1 Occ. lə·ḡan·nōw — 2 Occ. mig·gan- — 1 Occ. ḇə·ḡan- — 1 Occ.