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Hebrew noun · H1588

גַּן

gangan

Garden (of Uzza)

42 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1588is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 11 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 25
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H1588

a garden (as fenced)

The King James renders it: garden.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

gan is rendered "Garden (of Uzza)". It stands 42 times in the Hebrew text, across eleven books.

  • Fourteen of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 2:8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-five different ways.

The first use

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Genesis 2:8גַּן־

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Fourteen of the word's forty-two uses are in Genesis.

The other 28 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • in garden of7
  • the garden7
  • like garden of5
  • garden of4
  • a garden2
  • in the garden2
  • in the gardens2
  • like a garden2
  • of garden of2
  • to garden his2
  • from garden of1
  • garden my1

and 5 more, 42 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

The words it stands beside

All 42, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

25 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • בְּגַן־5
  • כְּגַן־4
  • גַּ֣ן3
  • לְגַן־3
  • גַּן־2
  • הַגָּ֑ן2
  • הַגָּ֖ן2
  • הַגָּֽן׃2
  • כְּגַ֣ן2
  • לְגַנּ֔וֹ2
  • בְּגַ֥ן1
  • בַּגָּ֖ן1

and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)16HR/Ncbsc
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular7HTd/Ncbsa
  • noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HNcbsc
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singular3HRd/Ncbsa
  • noun · masculine or feminine singular2HNcbsa
  • preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular2HR/Ncbsa
  • preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine plural2HRd/Ncbpa
  • noun · masculine or feminine plural1HNcbpa
  • noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HNcbsc/Sp1bs
  • proper noun (a name)1HNpl
  • preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HR/Ncbsc/Sp1bs

Genesis

fourteen uses
  • And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

    Genesis 2:8

    • גַּן־gan-noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a garden
  • Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

    Genesis 2:9

    • הַגָּ֔ןhaganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

    Genesis 2:10

    • הַגָּ֑ןhaganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

    Genesis 2:15

    • בְגַן־vegan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
  • And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

    Genesis 2:16

    • הַגָּ֖ןhaganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

    Genesis 3:1

    • הַגָּֽן׃haganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,

    Genesis 3:2

    • הַגָּ֖ןhaganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”

    Genesis 3:3

    • הַגָּן֒haganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

    Genesis 3:8

    • בַּגָּ֖ןbaganpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: in the garden
    • הַגָּֽן׃haganthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: the garden
  • “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

    Genesis 3:10

    • בַּגָּ֑ןbaganpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: in the garden
  • Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

    Genesis 3:23

    • מִגַּן־migan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from garden of
  • So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

    Genesis 3:24

    • לְגַן־legan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: of garden of
  • And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

    Genesis 13:10

    • כְּגַן־kegan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like garden of

Deuteronomy

one use
  • For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.

    Deuteronomy 11:10

    • כְּגַ֥ןkeganpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like garden of

1 Kings

one use
  • So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

    1 Kings 21:2

    • לְגַן־legan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to a garden of

2 Kings

five uses
  • When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

    2 Kings 9:27

    • הַגָּ֑ןhaganproper noun (a name)tagged: Haggan
  • And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.

    2 Kings 21:18

    • בְּגַן־began-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
    • בְּגַן־began-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
  • And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah reigned in his place.

    2 Kings 21:26

    • בְּגַן־began-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
  • Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

    2 Kings 25:4

    • גַּ֣ןgannoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: garden of

Nehemiah

one use
  • The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

    Nehemiah 3:15

    • לְגַן־legan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: of garden of

Song of Solomon

eight uses
  • My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.

    Song of Solomon 4:12

    • גַּ֥ן׀gannoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a garden
  • You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.

    Song of Solomon 4:15

    • גַּנִּ֔יםganimnoun · masculine or feminine pluraltagged: gardens
  • Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.

    Song of Solomon 4:16

    • גַנִּ֖יganinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: garden my
    • לְגַנּ֔וֹleganopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: to garden his
  • I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

    Song of Solomon 5:1

    • לְגַנִּי֮leganipreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: to garden my
  • My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.

    Song of Solomon 6:2

    • לְגַנּ֔וֹleganopreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: to garden his
    • בַּגַּנִּ֔יםbaganimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine pluraltagged: in the gardens
  • You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!

    Song of Solomon 8:13

    • בַּגַּנִּ֗יםbaganimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine pluraltagged: in the gardens

Isaiah

two uses
  • For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

    Isaiah 51:3

    • כְּגַן־kegan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like garden of
  • The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

    Isaiah 58:11

    • כְּגַ֣ןkeganpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: like a garden

Jeremiah

three uses
  • They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.

    Jeremiah 31:12

    • כְּגַ֣ןkeganpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: like a garden
  • When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.

    Jeremiah 39:4

    • גַּ֣ןgannoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: garden of
  • Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

    Jeremiah 52:7

    • גַּ֣ןgannoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: garden of

Lamentations

one use
  • He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.

    Lamentations 2:6

    • כַּגַּן֙kaganpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: like the garden

Ezekiel

five uses
  • You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

    Ezekiel 28:13

    • גַּן־gan-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: garden of
  • The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.

    Ezekiel 31:8

    • בְּגַן־began-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
    • בְּגַן־began-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
  • I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’

    Ezekiel 31:9

    • בְּגַ֥ןbeganpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in garden of
  • Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’

    Ezekiel 36:35

    • כְּגַן־kegan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like garden of

Joel

one use
  • Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.

    Joel 2:3

    • כְּגַן־kegan-preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like garden of

The letters

Gematria 53· 703 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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