Lexicon
שָׁקֵד
sha.qed
H8247
H:N-M Hebrew

almond

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Hebrew
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sha.qed denotes the almond, appearing as a blossoming tree, a branch, and almonds carried among produce.

The attested use names the almond in tree imagery and in its fruit: a tree that blossoms in Ecclesiastes 12:5, a branch seen in Jeremiah 1:11, and almonds included among produce in Genesis 43:11.

Senses in use

  1. Almond tree, branch, and fruit · dominant

    The singular form occurs with a tree that blossoms in Ecclesiastes 12:5 and with a branch that Jeremiah sees in Jeremiah 1:11; in both clauses the APB renders almond-tree imagery. The plural form in Genesis 43:11 occurs among items carried as a present, where the APB renders the list with “almonds.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular occurrences as “the almond tree” and “a branch of an almond tree,” while Genesis 43:11 renders the plural as “almonds.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

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