H5572 סְנֶה (çᵉneh) sen-eh'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

bush

Strong's Definition

s e neh sen-eh' From an unused root meaning to prick ; a bramble: - bush. LXX related word(s) G942 batos (rubus)

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to prick;

KJV Usage: bush.

TWOT Reference: 1520

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a bush, thorny bush

1a) the burning bush of Moses

1b) perhaps a blackberry bush

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G942

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

סְנֶה (se.neh) — bush. 1) a bush, thorny bush 1a) the burning bush of Moses 1b) perhaps a blackberry bush

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

סְנֶה (H5572)

noun m

Plants

bush, shrub meaning unsure; possibly: = type of shrub; possibilties include Cassia senna (senna bush), hawthorn bush (has red fruit), acacia (has a red-flowered parasite), or Colutea istria (has bright yellow flowers); or perhaps this is a generic word for shrub

EXO 3:2 · EXO 3:2 · EXO 3:2 · EXO 3:3 · EXO 3:4 · DEU 33:16

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

סְנֶה n.m. a thorny bush, perh. blackberry bush base

Bible Occurrences (4)

3:2 3:3 3:4

33:16

Exodus 3:2

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw... the bush ablaze with fire,... but it was not consumed.

Exodus 3:3

So Moses thought, I must go over... and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?

Exodus 3:4

When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, Moses, Moses! Here I am, he answered.

Deuteronomy 33:16

with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.