φοῖνιξ
phoinix · palm tree
Greek word · Strong’s number G5404 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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phoinix (φοῖνιξ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “palm tree”.
(the date palm).
How to say it
phoi·nix
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A tall tree with a bare trunk, long leaves at the top, bearing dates.
- Large leaves of that tree, carried in the hand as a sign of celebration.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- palm branches ×1
- palm trees ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 12:13
took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him, and they were crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”
- Revelation 7:9
After these things I looked, and look, a great crowd that no one could count, from every nation and tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches in their hands;