a.naph denotes the outward growth of a tree or vine, including growth that bears fruit, gives shade, or is gathered.

The term consistently denotes the extending growth of trees or vines: it is produced by a cedar or vine, yields fruit, provides shade, is gathered with other vegetation, and can be sent outward in a plant image.

1. Tree or vine growth extending outward · dominant

   The singular forms occur where a planted cedar or vine produces this growth and bears fruit in Ezekiel 17:23 and Ezekiel 17:8; Ezekiel 31:3 places it on a lofty cedar associated with shade. In Ezekiel 36:8 it is what the mountains of Israel will yield, while the construct forms occur among vegetation gathered in Leviticus 23:40 and in the vine image that reaches outward in Psalm 80:11.

   Ezekiel 17:23Ezekiel 17:8Ezekiel 31:3Ezekiel 36:8Leviticus 23:40Psalm 80:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s setting with “branches” in Ezekiel 17:23, Ezekiel 17:8, and Ezekiel 36:8, “branch” in Ezekiel 31:3, and “palm branches” in Leviticus 23:40. In Psalm 80:11 it instead renders the plant image with “foliage” and “shoots”; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.