The Lord Labors with Us (Supplemental)

CFMCorner
Apr 9, 2024
7 min read Word Meanings & Symbolism for Additional Contemplation and Exploration.

The underlined links to the various Hebraic and Greek words described in Jacob 5 will take the reader directly to an online concordance that lists all of the locations within the Bible where these words are used. While we do not know the exact words that were used on the Brass or Golden plates, exploring the words below in context can help one gain a better understanding of Jacob's Allegory of the Olive Tree. Simultaneously, Jacob's Allegory of the Olive Tree can help the seeker to better understand the context and meaning of these symbols in the Biblical references. This is a remarkable example of how the sticks of Judah and the sticks of Ephraim can come together as dual witnesses of the Lord's Word and mission.

This list highlights some of the Hebrew and Greek references, but it is by no means complete. There is simply too much to cover in a single lesson, but for those who want to dive deeper, this can be a good place to start, and there is so much to learn! For those who want to continue to explore some of these linguistic relationships, the lexicon function in Scripture Notes can be very convenient and helpful. An explanation of that feature was provided earlier in one of our previous lessons: https://www.cfmcorner.com/post/come-and-partake-of-the-fruit

Term

First mention

Probable (or possible) meaning

Tame olive tree

verse 3

The House of Israel

H441

אַלּוּף

'allûp̄

duke, guide, friends, governors, captains, governor, ox, tame, domesticate

H2132

זַיִת

zayiṯ

olive, olive tree, oliveyard, olivet

H8081

שֶׁמֶן

šemen

oil, ointment, olive, oiled, fat, things, misc

G1150

δαμάζω

damazō

tame

G2565

καλλιέλαιος

kallielaios

good olive tree

G65

ἀγριέλαιος

agrielaios

wild olive tree, olive tree which is wild

G1636

ἐλαία

elaia

olives, olive tree, olive berries

A man

verse 3

The Lord Jesus Christ

H120

אָדָם

'āḏām

man, men, Adam, person(s), common sort, hypocrite

H376

אִישׁ

'îš

man, men, one, husband, any, misc

H1399

גְּבַר

gᵊḇar

man

Vineyard

verse 3

The earth

H3657

כַּנָּה

kannâ

vineyard

H3661

כָּנַן

kānan

vineyard

H3754

כֶּרֶם

kerem

vineyard, vines, vintage

G290

ἀμπελών

ampelōn

vineyard

Decaying tree

verse 3

The Old Testament Israelites

H2717

חָרַב

ḥāraḇ

waste, dry, dry up, desolate, slay, decayeth, destroyed, destroyer, surely, utterly

H2723

חָרְבָּה

ḥārbâ

waste, desolation, desolate places, waste places, desert, desolate, decayed places, destructions

H3782

כָּשַׁל

kāšal

fall, stumble, cast down, feeble, overthrown, ruin, bereave, decayed, faileth, utterly, weak, variant

H4131

מוֹט

môṭ

moved, removed, slip, carried, cast, course, decay, falling down, exceedingly, fall, ready, shaketh, slide, variant

H4355

מָכַךְ

māḵaḵ

brought low, decay

G3822

παλαιόω

palaioō

wax old, make old, decay

Nourish, prune, dig

verses 3-4

The Lord’s work to bring all unto Him

H1431

גָּדַל

gāḏal

magnify, great, grow, nourish up, grow up, greater, misc

H3557

כּוּל

kûl

contain, feed, sustain, abide, nourish, hold, receive, victual, bear, comprehended, misc

H2168

זָמַר

zāmar

prune

H2658

חָפַר

ḥāp̄ar

dig, search out, paweth, seeketh

H2672

חָצַב

ḥāṣaḇ

dig, hew, hewers, hew out, mason, cut, divideth, graven, hewn, made

G397

ἀνατρέφω

anatrephō

nourish, nourish up, bring up

G1625

ἐκτρέφω

ektrephō

nourish, bring up

G1789

ἐντρέφω

entrephō

nourish up in

G2023

ἐπιχορηγέω

epichorēgeō

minister, minister nourishment, add, minister unto

G5142

τρέφω

trephō

feed, nourish, bring up

G900

βαθύνω

bathynō

dig deep

G2679

κατασκάπτω

kataskaptō

ruin, dig down

G3736

ὀρύσσω

oryssō

dig

G4626

σκάπτω

skaptō

dig

Shoot forth young and tender branches

verse 6

The few righteous Israelites of the Old Testament

H3127

יוֹנֶקֶת

yôneqeṯ

branch, tender branch, young twigs

H6780

צֶמַח

ṣemaḥ

Branch, bud, branch, that which grew, spring, springing, grew

H6788

צַמֶּרֶת

ṣammereṯ

top, highest branch

G527

ἁπαλός

hapalos

tender

Master/Lord of the vineyard

verses 7-8

Christ

H3068

יְהֹוָה

Yᵊhōvâ

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

H3069

יְהֹוָה

yᵊhōvâ

GOD, LORD

H113

אָדוֹן

'āḏôn

lord, master(s), Lord, owner, sir

H1167

בַּעַל

baʿal

man, owner, husband, have, master, man given, adversary, archers, babbler, bird, captain, confederate, misc

H7229

רַב

raḇ

great, master, stout, chief, captain, lord

G2962

κύριος

kyrios

Lord, lord, master, sir, Sir, misc

G4461

ῥαββί

rabbi

Master (Christ), Rabbi (Christ), rabbi

G4462

ῥαββουνί

rabbouni

Lord (Christ), Rabboni (Christ)

G3617

οἰκοδεσπότης

oikodespotēs

householder, goodman of the house, master of the house, goodman

Servant(s)

verse 7

Prophets and other faithful disciples

H5649

עֲבַד

ʿăḇaḏ

servant

H8334

שָׁרַת

šāraṯ

minister (v), minister (n), serve, servant, service, servitor, waited

H3928

לִמּוּד

limmûḏ

learned, disciple, taught, used, accustomed

G3100

μαθητεύω

mathēteuō

teach, instruct, be disciple

G3101

μαθητής

mathētēs

disciple

G3102

μαθήτρια

mathētria

disciple

G4827

συμμαθητής

symmathētēs

fellowdisciples

G1249

διάκονος

diakonos

minister, servant, deacon

G1401

δοῦλος

doulos

servant, bond, bondman

G1402

δουλόω

douloō

become servant, bring into bondage, be under bondage, given, make servant, in bondage

G2324

θεράπων

therapōn

servant

G3407

μίσθιος

misthios

hired servant

G3411

μισθωτός

misthōtos

hireling, hired servant

G3610

οἰκέτης

oiketēs

servant, household servant

G3816

παῖς

pais

servant, child, son (Christ), son, manservant, maid, maiden, young man

G4889

σύνδουλος

syndoulos

fellowservant

G5257

ὑπηρέτης

hypēretēs

officer, minister, servant

Wild olive tree

verse 7

The gentiles

G65

ἀγριέλαιος

agrielaios

wild olive tree, olive tree which is wild

Withering main branches (branch)

verse 7

Unrighteous Israelites of the Old Testament

H7070

קָנֶה

qānê

reed, branch, calamus, cane, stalk, balance, bone, spearmen

H1808

דָּלִית

dālîṯ

branch

H2156

זְמוֹרָה

zᵊmôrâ

branch, slip

H5342

נֵצֶר

nēṣer

branch (root for Nazareth)

H5929

עָלֶה

ʿālê

leaf, branch, branches

H6057

עָנָף

ʿānāp̄

branch, boughs

G2798

κλάδος

klados

branch

G2814

κλῆμα

klēma

branch

G4746

στιβάς

stibas

branch

Harvest

Gathering

H7105

קָצִיר

qāṣîr

harvest, boughs, branch, harvestman, harvest time

H2758

חָרִישׁ

ḥārîš

earing, harvest

G2326

θερισμός

therismos

harvest

G6013

γένημα

genēma

fruit, harvest

Fruit

verse 8

Good works; righteousness

H1061

בִּכּוּר

bikûr

firstfruit, firstripe, firstripe figs,hasty fruit

H2981

יְבוּל

yᵊḇûl

increase, fruit

H3206

יֶלֶד

yeleḏ

child, young man, young ones, sons, boy, fruit, variant

H6529

פְּרִי

pᵊrî

fruit, fruitful, boughs, firstfruits, reward, fruit thereof

H8393

תְּבוּאָה

tᵊḇû'â

increase, fruit, revenue, gain, wisdom, goods

Fire (burn)

verse 77

Persecution, Adversity, Refinement, Light, Enlightenment, Offering, The earth becomes the celestial kingdom

H215

אוֹר

'ôr

light, shine, enlighten, break of day, fire, give, glorious, kindle

H217

אוּר

'ûr

fire(s), light

H784

אֵשׁ

'ēš

fire, burning, fiery, untranslated variant, fire, flaming, hot

H800

אֶשָּׁה

'eššâ

fire

H801

אִשֶּׁה

'iššê

offering…by fire

G4442

πῦρ

pyr

fire, fiery

G4443

πυρά

pyra

fire

G4448

πυρόω

pyroō

burn, fiery, be on fire, try

G5394

φλογίζω

phlogizō

set on fire

G5457

φῶς

phōs

light, fire

Preserve

save, keep, protect

H3467

יָשַׁע

yāšaʿ

save, saviour, deliver, help, preserved, salvation, avenging, at all, avenged, defend, rescue, safe, victory

H5341

נָצַר

nāṣar

keep, preserve, watchmen, besieged, keeper, monuments, observe, preserver, subtil, hidden things, watchers

H8104

שָׁמַר

šāmar

keep, observe, heed, keeper, preserve, beware, mark, watchman, wait, watch, regard, save, misc

G5083

τηρέω

tēreō

keep, reserve, observe, watch, preserve, keeper, hold fast

Nethermost parts

verse 14

The Americas and other places throughout the earth

H8481

תַּחְתּוֹן

taḥtôn

nether, lower, lowest, nethermost

Strength of the root

verse 18

The Israelites, as God’s chosen people

H8327

שֵׁרֵשׁ

šērēš

…root, root out

H8328

שֶׁרֶשׁ

šereš

root, bottom, deep, heels

H8330

שֹׁרֶשׁ

šōreš

root

G1610

ἐκριζόω

ekrizoō

root up, pluck up by the root

G4491

ῥίζα

riza

root

G4492

ῥιζόω

rizoō

root

Good spot of ground

verse 25

The Americas

None of the fruit is good

verse 32

World-wide apostasy

Loftiness of the vineyard

verse 48

Pride

H1363

גֹּבַהּ

gōḇah

height, high, pride, excellency, haughty, loftiness

H1365

גַּבְהוּת

gaḇhûṯ

lofty, loftiness

G212

ἀλαζονεία

alazoneia

boasting, pride

G5187

τυφόω

typhoō

be proud, be lifted up with pride, highminded

G5243

ὑπερηφανία

hyperēphania

pride

The end

verse 29

The last days; the Second Coming

H314

אַחֲרוֹן

'aḥărôn

last, after(ward)(s), latter, end, utmost, following, hinder, hindermost, hindmost, rereward, uttermost

H319

אַחֲרִית

'aḥărîṯ

end, latter, last, posterity, reward, hindermost, misc.

H5490

סוֹף

sôp̄

end, conclusion, hinder part

H8552

תָּמַם

tāmam

consume, end, finished, clean, upright, spent, perfect, done, failed, accomplish, misc

H8622

תְּקוּפָה

tᵊqûp̄â

end, circuit, come about

G2078

ἔσχατος

eschatos

last, lowest, uttermost, last state, ends, latter end

G5049

τελείως

teleiōs

to the end

Mother Tree

verse 60

Ancient Church

H517

אֵם

'ēm

mother, dam, parting

H2545

חָמוֹת

ḥāmôṯ

mother in law

Call Additional servants

verse 61

Latter-day disciples

H7121

קָרָא

qārā'

call, cried, read, proclaim, named, guests, invited, gave, renowned, bidden, preach, misc

G1941

ἐπικαλέω

epikaleō

call on, be (one's) surname, be surnamed, call upon, appeal unto, call, appeal to, appeal

G1951

ἐπιλέγω

epilegō

be called, choose

That all may be nourished

verse 63

A world-wide effort

H3606

כֹּל

kōl

all, any, whole, as, every, because, as, no, whosoever, misc

G3650

ὅλος

olos

all, whole, every whit, altogether, throughout

G3956

πᾶς

pas

all, all things, every, all men, whosoever, everyone, whole, every man, all manner of, no, any, every thing, whatsoever, always, any thing, daily, no, not tr

The bad is cast away

verse 74

The destruction of the wicked, wickedness, at the Second Coming,

H1740

דּוּחַ

dûaḥ

wash, purge, cast me out

H1644

גָּרַשׁ

gāraš

drive out, cast out, thrust out, drive away, put away, divorced, driven, expel, drive forth, surely, troubled, cast up, divorced woman

H1760