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bransh: Represented by very many words in the Hebrew.
(1) זמורה, zemōrāh used especially of a vine branch. The spies “cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes†(). See also ; . “They put the branch to their nose†(), refers to some unknown idolatrous practice, as does also , “thou plantest pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips,†or “vine slips of a strange (god)†the Revised Version, margin.
(2) ×™×•× ×§×ª, yoÌ„nekÌ£eth, literally “a sucker.†“The tender branch thereof will not cease†(). Used figuratively of Israel, (the Revised Version (British and American) “shootsâ€); the King James Version; , and of the wicked, (the Revised Version (British and American) “shootsâ€), .
(3) כּפה, kippāh, . ; , the Revised Version (British and American) has “palm-branch,†“Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day†().
(4) × ×¦×¨, neÌ„cer (of the same Hebrew root, according to many commentators, as Nazareth), literally “a little shoot springing from the root†(“out of a shoot from her roots,†), which may be planted out to grow (; ), or may be rooted out and thrown away ().
(5) צמח, cemaḥ̌. The “branch†of Messianic prophecy. See PROPHECY. “In that day shall the branch (m “shoot†or “sproutâ€) of Yahweh be beautiful and glorious†(); “a shoot out of the stock of Jesse†(); “a righteous branch†(; ): “my servant the Branch†(); “the man whose name is the Branch†().
(6) ×§× ×”, kÌ£aÌ„naÌ„h, is used for the “branches†of the golden candlesticks (; ). Literally, kÌ£aÌ„naÌ„h means a “reed.â€
There are a number of words, less frequently used, meaning “branchâ€:
(7) בּדּי×, baddı̄m (plural only used; ; ).
(8) דּלית, dālı̄th (plural only used; ).
(9) מטּה, maṭṭeh ().
(10) סעיף, ṣā‛ı̄ph (; סעפה, ṣe‛appāh (plural) (); סרעפה, ṣar‛appāh ().
(11) ×¢× ×£, ‛aÌ„naÌ„ph (; ); ×¢× ×£, ‛ănaÌ„ph (, ); ×¢× ×£, 'eneph ().
(12) פ×רה, pu'raÌ„h, “a bough†(); פ×רות, poÌ„'roÌ„th (pl. only) (, ).
(13) צמּרת, cammereth, “foliage†or “boughs of trees,†literally “locks†or “fleece†of trees (; ).
(14) קציר, kÌ£aÌ„cı̄r (collective) (), “boughs†(), “branches.â€
(15) ש×בּלת, shı̄bbeleth, the two olive branches of .
(16) שׂוך, soÌ„kÌ£hÌ£, root meaning “to interweave†(); שׂוכה, soÌ„khaÌ„h (), “boughs.â€
(17) שׂריג, saÌ„rı̄gh (pl. only, שׂריגי×, saÌ„rı̄ghı̄m), “branches†(of the vine) (; ).
Represented in Greek in the New Testament:
(1) βαΐÌον, baıÌon (), “a palm branch.â€
(2) κλαÌδος, klaÌdos (; ; ; ; ; ; , , , , ).
(3) κλῆμα, kleÌ„Ìma, a slip or cutting of the vine, especially one cut off to be grafted into another plant (, , , ).
(4) στιÌβας, stıÌbas (= στοιβαÌÏ‚, stoibaÌs), a “twig†or “bough†().