φοῖνιξ
phoinix
palm
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word φοῖνιξ (phoinix) is a noun that refers to a palm tree. Its semantic domain is Body & Health, suggesting that the palm tree may have been valued for its physical properties or uses. The word appears only twice in the Bible, indicating that it is not a prominent or central concept in the text. Given its definition as a palm tree, it is likely that the word φοῖνιξ was used to describe a specific type of tree or a particular aspect of the natural world. The fact that it is associated with the semantic domain of Body & Health may suggest that the palm tree had medicinal or therapeutic properties, or that it was used in some way to promote physical well-being. However, without more information, it is impossible to say for certain what significance the word φοῖνιξ held in the biblical context.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him, and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”
Revelation 7:9After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.