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husbandman

Greek: γεωργου —transliteration: geórgos —meaning: a husbandman, vine-grower, or or vine-dresser —occurrences: 19 (in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James Berardinelli, ReelViewsJames, 2 Timothy)

Hebrew: אִכָּר —transliteration: ikkar —meaning: a husbandman, a plowman —occurrences: 7

Hebrew: יָגַב —transliteration: yagab —meaning: to till, be a husbandman —occurrences: 1 (Jer. 52:16)

Hebrew: גּוּב —transliteration: gub —meaning: husbandman (2 Kings 25:12)

Hebrew: אֲדָמָה —transliteration: adamah —meaning: ground, land, soil —occurrences: 225

Hebrew: כֹּרֵם —transliteration: karam —meaning: to tend vineyards, to dress vines

This is a person whose business it is to cultivate the ground.

It was one of the first occupations, and was esteemed as most honorable profession.

Then Noah began to be a man of the land [or soil: הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה]and planted a vineyard [כָּֽרֶם׃]. —Genesis 9:20

And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year one hundredfold. And Yahweh blessed him, and the man became great and continued to grow greater until he became very great; and he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and many servants, so that the Philistines were jealous of him.Genesis 26:12-14 LSB

In ancient times, most all of the Hebrews, except those engaged in religious services, were husbandmen. That is they were workers of the soil, farmers, or vine-dressers.

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Article Version: October 24, 2024