תְּאֵן

συκῆ sykē · G4808 · fig tree

Greek συκῆ (sykē, G4808) is the direct translation equivalent of Hebrew תְּאֵן (tᵉʼên, H8384), both denoting the fig tree as a botanical entity.

σῦκον sŷkon · G4810 · fig

Greek σῦκον denotes specifically the fruit of the fig tree, while Hebrew תְּאֵן encompasses both the tree and its fruit; the LXX consistently uses σῦκον when rendering the fruit sense of תְּאֵן (tᵉʼên, H8384).

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This noun denotes the fig tree, as in Genesis 3:7's account of Adam and Eve sewing together fig leaves to make themselves coverings.

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The noun also denotes the fig as fruit, as in Numbers 13:23's account of the spies carrying figs along with grapes and pomegranates from the Valley of Eshcol.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.