Strong H8247שָׁקֵד
almond
- Transliteration
- shâqêd
- Pronunciation
- shaw-kade'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H8245; the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom): - almond (tree).
Detailed definition
1) almond tree, almonds
1a) almond (the nut)
1b) almond-tree
1a) almond (the nut)
1b) almond-tree
In the Bible
Strong H8247 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- almond2
- tree2
First verses
- Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
- Numbers 17:8And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
- Jeremiah 1:11Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.