Genesis 9:20 — Word Study
WLCוַיָּ֥חֶל נֹ֖חַ אִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וַיִּטַּ֖ע כָּֽרֶם׃
BSANow NoahNôach [a farmer, husbandman] a manʼîysh [male person, individual] of the soilʼădâmâh [land, earth] proceededchâlal▸ to plantnâṭaʻ▸ [establish, fix] a vineyardkerem [garden for vines]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֥חֶל | and he began | Verb, Hiphil, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
| נֹ֖חַ | Noah | Noun proper masculine |
| אִ֣ישׁ | [the] man of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה | the ground | Particle, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| וַיִּטַּ֖ע | and he planted | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
| כָּֽרֶם׃ | a vineyard | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. |
| KJV | And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: |
| ASV | And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard: |
| YLT | And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard, |
| WEB | Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard. |
| BBE | In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden. |
The translations agree on the meaning of וַיָּ֥חֶל as 'began'.
The main clause introduces Noah and his identity, while the subsequent phrases detail his action of planting.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectנֹחַ
verbחָלַל
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Deep Study — Genesis 9:20
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Context — The Account of Noah's Lifegenerated
Genesis 9:20 describes Noah's actions after the flood, highlighting his role as a cultivator of the land. This marks a significant transition in human activity as Noah begins to engage in agriculture, a vital aspect of life in the post-flood world. The verses surrounding this one provide context for Noah's family and the earth's repopulation, emphasizing the importance of cultivation and sustenance.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 3:18–19 | Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. |
| 2 | Genesis 4:2 | Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil. |
| 3 | Genesis 5:29 | And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.” |
| 4 | Proverbs 10:11 | The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| 5 | Proverbs 12:11 | The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 12 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — וַיָּ֥חֶל, vai.Ya.chelgenerated
The verb חָלַל (*chalal*) is a Hiphil form, indicating an action initiated by Noah — he began something new. This word encompasses meanings of starting or profaning, but here it signifies the beginning of agricultural endeavors.
Noah's use of this term suggests a fresh start after the flood, where he takes on the role of a farmer. The action of beginning is pivotal, as it sets the stage for the cultivation of the earth and the establishment of a new way of life.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations agree here, all rendering the verb as 'began'.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb וַיָּ֥חֶל, and he began, governs the main action of the verse, with two phrases following: a noun phrase identifying Noah and another verb phrase describing what he did next. The structure emphasizes Noah's role as the subject initiating the action.
The word order places the action at the forefront, highlighting Noah's beginning of the planting process, which is central to the narrative.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates וַיָּ֥חֶל as ἤρχατο (*ērchato*), meaning 'he began.' This choice reflects a straightforward rendering of the Hebrew, maintaining the sense of initiation.
This Greek term carries the same connotation of starting an action, aligning closely with the Hebrew intent.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Genesis 9:20 tells us that Noah, after the flood, began to cultivate the land by planting a vineyard. This act of planting signifies a new beginning for humanity as they start to rebuild their lives on the earth.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Noah's act of planting signifies the start of agricultural life after the flood, indicating a shift towards cultivation and sustainability.
This title emphasizes Noah's role as a cultivator and his connection to the earth, highlighting the importance of agriculture in sustaining life.
The vineyard symbolizes prosperity and abundance, reflecting the blessings of the earth and the new beginning for humanity.
This verse connects to the broader narrative of Noah's life and the repopulation of the earth, showing the transition from survival to cultivation.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I begin new projects in my life, like Noah did?
- How does cultivating the earth relate to my responsibilities today?
- What does it mean to me that Noah was a man of the soil?
- How can I see the blessings of new beginnings in my own life?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Bede comments on Noah's actions, interpreting them as a significant step in cultivating the earth after the flood.
Noah, a man of the earth, began to cultivate the ground and planted a vineyard, etc. It is often pleasing to repeat the word of the Lord, which he said to the Jews: "If you believed Moses, you would perhaps believe me as well,Early Church Fathers on Genesis 9 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Genesis 9:20 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Noah began to be an husbandman,.... Or "a man of the earth" (c), not lord of it, as Jarchi, though he was, but a tiller of the earth, as he had been before the flood, and now began to be again;
Read John Gill on Genesis 9 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: And Noah began to be an husbandman - literally, And Noah began a man of the ground.
Read Robert Jamieson on Genesis 9 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Biblei.e. Was a husbandman, as he had been before. The verb to begin doth oft abound, and is applied to him that continueth or repeateth an action begun before. Thus Christ is said to begin to cast out, , and to begin to speak, ; for which in the parallel places he is said only to cast out, , and to speak, .
Read Matthew Poole on Genesis 9 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsGenesis 9:20 And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:Ver. 20. And Noah began to be a husbandman.] Veteres si quem virum, bonum colonum appellassent, amplissime laudasse existimabant. Cic. Nunquam vilior erat annona Romae, referente Plinio, quam cum terram colerent iidem qui Remp. regerent; quasi gauderet terra laureato vomere, scilicet, et Aratore triumphali. See 2 Chronicles 26:10. And he planted a vineyard.] Hence Berosus and the poets call him Janus Oenotrius. Janus, of the Hebrew, iajin, vinum; and Oenotrius of ïéíïò, whence our English word wine.
Read John Trapp on Genesis 9 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20, 21) Noah began to be an husbandman.—Rather, Noah, being a husbandman (Heb., a man of the adâmâh), began to plant a vineyard. Noah had always been a husbandman: it was the cultivation of the vine, still abundant in Armenia, that was new. Scarcely aware, perhaps, of the intoxicating qualities of the juice which he had allowed to ferment, he drank to excess, and became the first example of the shameful effects of intemperance.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Genesis 9 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 20. Noah began to be a husbandman] איש האדמה ish haadamah, A man of the ground, a farmer; by his beginning to be a husbandman we are to understand his recommencing his agricultural operations, which undoubtedly he had carried on for six hundred years before, but this had been interrupted by the flood. And the transaction here mentioned might have occurred many years posterior to the deluge, even after Canaan was born and grown up, for the date of it is not fixed in the text. The word husband first occurs here, and scarcely appears proper, because it is always applied to man in his married state, as wife is to the woman. The etymology of the term will at once show its propriety when…
Read AdamClarke on Genesis 9 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges20. And Noah began to be an husbandman] This expression is an extremely awkward rendering of the strange Hebrew, which is literally “And Noah began man of the soil and planted,” &c. Better, “And Noah the husbandman began and planted a vineyard,” i.e. was the first to do so. “The husbandman,” lit. “man of the soil,” LXX ἄνθρωποςγεωργὸςγῆς. This description of Noah introduces him in a new capacity. The present section seems to be taken from a distinct tradition concerning the primaeval time, in which Noah appears as the founder of agriculture and of vine cultivation.
Read Cambridge on Genesis 9 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible20. Began to be a husbandman — Or, Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Genesis 9 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
Noah, a man of the soil, began to plant a vineyard.
Tyndale line
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard:
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and planted a vineyard:
And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
Noah also began to be an husband man and planted a vineyard.
Strictly literal
And Noah began [to be] a husbandman, and planted a vineyard.
And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,
And Noah remains a man of the ground, and plants a vineyard,
And Noah, who was a husbandman, began his work, and he planted a vineyard.
Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
From the Latin
And Noe, a husbandman, began to till the ground, and planted a vineyard.
Simplified
Noah started to cultivate the ground as a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text is confirmed by the Samaritan Pentateuch, which agrees word for word. Both texts present Noah's actions consistently, indicating a shared understanding of this pivotal moment in his story.
וַיָּ֥חֶל נֹ֖חַ אִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וַיִּטַּ֖ע כָּֽרֶם׃
6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
ויחל נח אישׁ האדמה ויטע כרם
Agrees with the Masoretic Text here, word for word.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Genesis 9:20
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word חָלַל (*chalal*) is built from a primitive root meaning to bore or pierce, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to wound, to play the flute, and to profane or defile. It can refer to both physical actions, like piercing, and moral or ritual violations, such as polluting oneself or breaking a covenant. The lexicons note various grammatical forms and uses, but do not indicate significant disagreement.
חָלַל vb. bore, pierce
Qal my heart is pierced (wounded) within me
Pi. in the hand of the ones wounding thee
Pu. pierced by the sword
Po‛el his hand pierced the fleeing serpent
Po‛al pierced, wounded because of our transgressions
base
[חלל] vb. denom. play the pipe, pipe
Qal as well the singers as the pipe-players
Polel dancers
Pi. and the people piped with pipes
base
[חָלַל] vb. pollute, defile, profane
Niph.
reflex. pollute, defile oneself
Pass., be polluted, defiled
Pi.
defile, pollute
violate the honour of, dishonour
violate a covenant
treat a vineyard as common
Pu. my great name which is profaned among the nations
Hiph.
I will not let my holy name be profaned any more.
he shall not violate his word
begin
Hoph. then it was begun (= men began) to call on the name of י׳
base
H2490a חָלַל bore, pierce H2490b חלל vb. denom. play the pipe, pipe H2490c חָלַל pollute, defile, profane
2490 chalal khaw-lal'
a primitive root (compare 2470); properly, to bore, i.e. (by
implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane
(a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin
(as if by an "opening wedge"); denom. (from 2485) to play (the
flute):--begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat
(as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X
take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast
as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain,
wound.
see HEBREW for 02470
see HEBREW for 02485
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to bore.
1) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
1a) (Qal) to pierce
1b) (Pual) to be slain
1c) (Poel) to wound, pierce
1d) (Poal) to be wounded
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to play flute.
(Piel) to play the flute or pipe
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to profane/begin: begin.
: begin
1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself
1a1a) ritually
1a1b) sexually
1a2) to be polluted, be defiled
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute
1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour
1b3) to violate (a covenant)
1b4) to treat as common
1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God)
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to let be profaned
1d2) to begin
1e) (Hophal) to be begun
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to profane/begin: profane.
: profane
1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
1a) (Niphal)
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/Vhw3ms
נֹחַ (Noach) refers to Noah, a significant biblical figure known for surviving the Flood. The name is associated with the concept of 'rest.' He is the son of Lamech and the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and is first mentioned in Genesis 5:29. The entries consistently identify him as the patriarch who built the ark.
נֹחַ 46 n.pr.m. Noah
base
H5146 נֹחַ Noah
5146 Noach no'-akh
the same as 5118; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the
flood:--Noah.
see HEBREW for 05118
נֹחַ (no.ach) — Noah.
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.29;
son of: Lamech (H3929H);
father of: Shem (H8035), Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315)
Also named: Nōe (Νῶε "Noah" G3575)
§ Noah = "rest"
son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of mankind because his family were the only survivors of the flood
N-proper — Noun proper masculineHNpm
Noah
Rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah (Gen. 5:25-29), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam’s death. This patriarch is rightly regarded as the connecting link between the old and the new world. He is the second great progenitor of the human family.
The words of his father Lamech at his birth (Gen. 5:29) have been regarded as in a sense prophetical, designating Noah as a type of Him who is the true “rest and comfort” of men under the burden of life (Matt.11:28).
He lived five hundred years, and then there were born unto him three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Gen.…
(motion), one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3) (B.C. 1450.)
Rest, comfort, the name of celebrated patriarch who was preserved by Jehovah with his family, by means of the ark, through the deluge, and thus became the second founder of the human race. The history of Noah and the deluge is contained in Ge 5:1-9:29. He was the son of Lamech, and grandson of Methuselah lived six hundred years before the deluge, and three hundred and fifty after it, dying two years before Abram was born. His name may have been given to him by his parents in the hope that he would be the promised "seed of the woman" that should "bruise the serpent’s head." He was in the line of the patriarchs who feared God, and was himself a just man, Eze 14:14,20, and a "preacher of righteousness," 1Pe 3:19,20
that quavers or totters (Zelophehad's daughter)
The Hebrew word אִישׁ (iysh) means 'man' and can refer to an individual male, a husband, or a human being in general. It encompasses various meanings, including champion and great man, and can also imply 'whosoever' or 'each.' The word is built from a root suggesting existence and is used throughout the Old Testament.
אִישׁ 2166 n.m. man (= vir)
base
H376 אִישׁ man (= vir)
376 'iysh eesh
contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root
meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male
person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and
in such cases frequently not expressed in
translation):--also, another, any (man), a certain, +
champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-,
husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree),
him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people,
person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy.
Compare 802.
see HEBREW for 0582
see HEBREW for 0802
אִישׁ (ish) — man.
: man
1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
אִישׁ (ish) — man: husband.
: husband
1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
אִישׁ (ish) — man: anyone.
: anyone/someone
1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
אֲדָמָה (adamah) refers to ground or land, encompassing meanings such as tilled soil, a specific plot of land, and the earth's visible surface. It can denote territory or the whole inhabited earth, and it is also the name of a city in Naphtali. The word is derived from a root meaning 'red,' likely referring to the color of soil.
אֲדָמָה 224 n.f. ground, land (as tilled)
ground (as tilled, yielding sustenance)
piece of ground, landed property
earth as material substance
ground as earth's visible surface
land, territory, country
whole earth, inhabited earth
n. pr. loc. city in Naphtali
base
H127 אֲדָמָה ground, land . ground (as tilled, yielding sustenance)
. piece of ground, landed property
. earth as material substance
. ground as earth's visible surface
. land, territory, country
. whole earth, inhabited earth
. n. pr. loc. city in Naphtali
127 'adamah ad-aw-maw'
from 119; soil (from its general redness):--country, earth,
ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
see HEBREW for 0119
אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) — land: soil.
: soil
1) ground, land
1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land
1c) earth substance (for building or constructing)
1d) ground as earth's visible surface
1e) land, territory, country
1f) whole inhabited earth
1g) city in Naphtali
אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) — land: country.
: country
1) ground, land
1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land
1c) earth substance (for building or constructing)
1d) ground as earth's visible surface
1e) land, territory, country
1f) whole inhabited earth
1g) city in Naphtali
אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) — land: planet.
: planet
1) ground, land
1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land
1c) earth substance (for building or constructing)
1d) ground as earth's visible surface
Art | N-fs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absoluteHTd/Ncfsa
נָטַע (nata`) is a Hebrew verb meaning to plant or establish. It can refer to planting in a literal sense or establishing something figuratively. The verb appears in both the Qal and Niphal forms, indicating actions of planting and being established, respectively.
נָטַע vb. plant
Qal
plant
plant, fig. = establish
Niph. be planted, fig., = be established.
base
H5193 נָטַע plant
5193 nata` naw-tah'
a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix;
specifically, to plant (literally or
figuratively):--fastened, plant(- er).
נָטַע (na.ta) — to plant.
1) to plant, fasten, fix, establish
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to plant
1a2) to plant, establish (fig.)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be planted
1b2) to be established (fig.)
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/Vqw3ms
כֶּרֶם (kerem) means 'vineyard' and is derived from an unused root of uncertain meaning. It covers the concept of a garden or vineyard, including terms like 'vines' and 'vintage.' The word appears in contexts related to agriculture, specifically in the Old Testament.
כֶּרֶם 92 n.m. (f.) vineyard
base
H3754 כֶּרֶם vineyard
3754 kerem keh'-rem
from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or
vineyard:--vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See
also 1021.
see HEBREW for 01021
כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) — vineyard.
vineyard
N-cs — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
vin'-yard.
See VINE.
See VINE.