Bible Dictionary: Pruning

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prune.

2. (n.) The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.

3. (n.) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.

Greek

1407. drepanon -- a sickle, a pruning hook
... a sickle, a pruning hook. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: drepanon
Phonetic Spelling: (drep'-an-on) Short Definition: a sickle Definition: a sickle ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4211. mazmerah -- a pruning knife
... 4210, 4211. mazmerah. 4212 . a pruning knife. Transliteration: mazmerah
Phonetic Spelling: (maz-may-raw') Short Definition: hooks. ...
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2159. zamir -- trimming, pruning
... 2158, 2159. zamir. 2160 . trimming, pruning. Transliteration: zamir Phonetic
Spelling: (zaw-meer') Short Definition: pruning. Word ...
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1118. Bimhal -- perhaps "son of circumcision," a descendant of ...
... of Asher NASB Word Usage Bimhal (1). Bimhal. Probably from mahal with prepositional
prefix; with pruning; Bimhal, an Israelite -- Bimhal. see HEBREW mahal. ...
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Library

The Pruning Knife
... THE PRUNING KNIFE. Already Ye Are Clean Because of the Word I Have Spoken Unto
You"John 15..3. What is the pruning knife of this heavenly Husbandman? ...
/.../the true vine meditations for a month on john 151-16/the pruning knife.htm

The Flowers have Appeared on the Earth; the Pruning Time is Come ...
... CHAPTER II. 12. The flowers have appeared on the earth; the pruning time
is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/12 the flowers have appeared.htm

Of the Church in Its Likeness to a vine Sprouting and Suffering ...
... Chapter 24."Of the Church in Its Likeness to a Vine Sprouting and Suffering
Pruning. 44. "But that vine, which was spreading forth ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 24 of the church in.htm

The Cleansing
... And there is not a plant which so soon runs into wild wood, that hinders
its fruit, and therefore needs the most merciless pruning. ...
/.../murray/the true vine meditations for a month on john 151-16/the cleansing.htm

Simplified Spelling.
... And just as between vine and fruit there are branch and blossom, pruning and careful
handling, sun and shade, dew and rain, so there are betweens here before ...
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Philosophy is Knowledge Given by God.
... The pruning-hook is made, certainly, principally for pruning; but with it we separate
twigs that have got intertwined, cut the thorns which grow along with the ...
/.../the stromata or miscellanies/chapter viii philosophy is knowledge given.htm

Proof against the Marcionites, that the Prophets Referred in all ...
... of the Lord from Jerusalem; and He shall rebuke many people; and they shall break
down their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxxiv proof against the marcionites.htm

The True vine
... knife. The chief secret of culture is merciless pruning. ... priesthood. Then there
is the other side, the pruning of the fruitful branches. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/the true vine.htm

The Life that Can Pray
... And of all fruitbearing plants there is none that is so ready to run into wild
wood, and for which pruning and cleansing are so indispensable. ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/chapter v the life that.htm

The Heart of Woman; the Necessity of Regulating it During Youth.
... Hearken to the voice of God addressing you in these words: "The flowers have appeared
in our land, the time of pruning is come; the voice of the turtle is ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter iii the heart of.htm

Thesaurus

Pruning (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. 3. (n.) That which
is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. ...Pruning (6 Occurrences). ...
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Pruning-hooks (4 Occurrences)
Pruning-hooks. Pruninghooks, Pruning-hooks. Pruning-knives .
Multi-Version Concordance Pruning-hooks (4 Occurrences). ...
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Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences)
Pruning-knives. Pruning-hooks, Pruning-knives. Pry . Multi-Version
Concordance Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences). Isaiah ...
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Pruning-hook
Pruning-hook. Pruninghook, Pruning-hook. Pruninghooks . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia PRUNING-HOOK. proon'-ing-hook. See HOOK, (3); VINE. ...
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Ploughshares (3 Occurrences)
... judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their
swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation ...
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Plowshares (5 Occurrences)
... will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. ...
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Plow-shares (3 Occurrences)
... he will judge among the nations, and will rebuke many people: and they shall beat
their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation ...
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Spears (25 Occurrences)
... will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. ...
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Forge (2 Occurrences)
... judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their
swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation ...
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Pruninghook
Pruninghook. Pruning, Pruninghook. Pruning-hook . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia PRUNING-HOOK. proon'-ing-hook. See HOOK, (3); VINE. ...
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Bible Concordance

Pruning (6 Occurrences)

John 15:2 every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;
(YLT)

Song of Songs 2:12 The flowers are come on the earth; the time of cutting the vines is come, and the voice of the dove is sounding in our land;
(See NAS)

Isaiah 2:4 He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 18:5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joel 3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say,'I am strong.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Micah 4:3 and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Pruning

Pruning: General Scriptures Concerning

Pruning: Pruninghook

Related Terms

Pruning-hooks (4 Occurrences)

Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences)

Pruning-hook

Ploughshares (3 Occurrences)

Plowshares (5 Occurrences)

Plow-shares (3 Occurrences)

Spears (25 Occurrences)