What does חֵדֶק · ἄκανθα mean in the Bible?
חֵדֶק · ἄκανθα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thorn barrier or hedge of thorns".
Hebrew · H2312, G173
חֵדֶק
A prickly plant · a thorn
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חֵדֶק H2312 a prickly plant
ἄκανθα G173 a thorn
Pronunciation ákantha
A prickly plant symbolizing spiritual unfruitfulness, pain, and the curse of sin in NT parables
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What does חֵדֶק (chedeq) mean in the Bible?
חֵדֶק · ἄκανθα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thorn barrier or hedge of thorns".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2312, G173?
H2312, G173 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. thorn barrier or hedge of thorns
Strong's H2312, G173
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
thorn barrier or hedge of thorns
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain