H8247: שָׁקֵד
shâqêd · pronounced shaw-kade' · “almond”
Definition
the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom)
KJV translates it as: almond (tree).
Word origin: from H8245 (שָׁקַד);
Extended definition
1a) almond (the nut)
1b) almond-tree
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8247 is translated
- almonds ×2
- almond tree ×1
- an almond tree ×1
Bible verses with H8247 (shâqêd)
Shâqêd appears in 4 verses.
- Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
- Numbers 17:8
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
- Jeremiah 1:11
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.