גפן

Hebrew

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡefen/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæfæn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛfɛn/

Noun

גֶּפֶן • (géfen) f (plural indefinite גְּפָנִים, singular construct גֶּפֶן־, plural construct גַּפְנֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form גָּפֶן) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. vine, grapevine
   • Tanach, Genesis 40:9–11:

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     JPS

     
     

     וַיְסַפֵּר שַׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־חֲלֹמוֹ לְיוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה־גֶפֶן לְפָנָי׃ וּבַגֶּפֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה שָׂרִיגִם וְהִוא כְפֹרַחַת עָלְתָה נִצָּהּ הִבְשִׁילוּ אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ עֲנָבִים׃ וְכוֹס פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדִי וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הָעֲנָבִים וָאֶשְׂחַט אֹתָם אֶל־כּוֹס פַּרְעֹה וָאֶתֵּן אֶת־הַכּוֹס עַל־כַּף פַּרְעֹה׃

     vay'sapér sar-hamashkím 'et-khalomó l'yoséf vayómer ló bakhalomí v'hine-géfen l'fanái. uvagéfen sh'loshá sarigím v'hí kh'forákhat 'al'tá nitsáh hivshílu 'ashk'lotéha 'anavím. v'khós par'ó b'yadí va'ekákh 'et-ha'anavím va'eskhát 'otám 'el-kós par'ó va'etén 'et-hakós 'al-káf par'ó.
     wayəsappēr śar-hammašqīm ʾeṯ-ḥălōmō ləyōsēp̄ wayyṓmer lō baḥălōmī wəhinnē-ḡép̄en ləp̄ānāy. ūḇaggép̄en šəlōšā śārīḡīm wəhī ḵəp̄ōráḥaṯ ʿāləṯā niṣṣāh hiḇšī́lū ʾaškəlōṯéhā ʿănāḇīm. wəḵōs parʿō bəyāḏī wāʾeqqaḥ ʾeṯ-hāʿănāḇīm wāʾeśḥaṭ ʾōṯām ʾel-kōs parʿō wāʾettēn ʾeṯ-hakkōs ʿal-kap̄ parʿō.

     And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: ‘In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; and in the vine were three branches; and as it was budding, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes, and Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.’

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔfen/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡafen/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔːfæn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔfɛn/

Noun

גָּפֶן • (gáfen) f

1. pausal form of גֶּפֶן (géfen)