branch
qa.neh denotes a projecting lampstand arm, a measuring rod or its measure, and plant growth including reeds, stalks, and aromatic cane.
The term most often names the arms extending from a lampstand; it also identifies a measuring rod and the measure marked by it, as well as plant growth described as a stalk, reed, or cane. A smaller group of passages places it among spices or purchased aromatic materials.
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Lampstand arms extending from its sides · dominant
In Exodus 25:32 the APB renders six forms extending from the lampstand's sides as “branches,” three on each side. Exodus 25:35 and Exodus 37:21 place capitals beneath paired forms coming out from the lampstand, while Exodus 25:33 describes cups, a capital, and a flower on each one.
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Measuring rod and its measured length · common
In Ezekiel 40:3 the singular construct form occurs in the man's hand with a flax cord; the APB renders the object “a measuring branch.” Ezekiel 40:5 then uses the same noun in the measurement of the wall's width and height, and Ezekiel 42:16 describes measurement “by the measuring rod.”
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Plant stalk, reed, or cane · common
In Genesis 41:5 and Genesis 41:22, seven ears come up on a single form, rendered by the APB as a “stalk.” Other clauses place it in watery vegetation or use it in the image of a crushed staff: Job 40:21 has “reed and swamp,” and 2 Kings 18:21 describes a crushed reed that pierces the hand when leaned upon.
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Aromatic cane among spices · occasional
Exodus 30:23 lists the construct form with selected spices, rendered by the APB as “branch spice.” Isaiah 43:24 and Jeremiah 6:20 place the singular in contexts of buying or bringing fragrant material, and Song of Songs 4:14 lists it with nard, saffron, cinnamon, and other spices.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders the term as “branches” on the lampstand, “measuring branch” or “measuring rod” in Ezekiel's measurements, and “stalk,” “reed,” or “cane” in plant contexts. These renderings reflect whole-verse translation.