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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1303. בַּרְקֳנִים (barqanim) -- Thorns, brambles</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1303.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/judges/8-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1303.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1303</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1302.htm" title="1302">◄</a> 1303. barqanim <a href="../hebrew/1304.htm" title="1304">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">barqanim: Thorns, brambles</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בַּרְקָן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>barqan<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bar-kah-neem'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bar-kwan')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Thorns, brambles<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a thorn<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּרַק (barak), meaning "to flash" or "to gleam," often associated with lightning or brightness.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with thorns is ἀκάνθαι (akanthai), Strong's Greek #173, which appears in contexts such as the crown of thorns placed on Jesus' head (Matthew 27:29).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "barqanim" refers to a type of thorny plant or bramble. In the biblical context, thorns often symbolize obstacles, difficulties, or the consequences of sin. They are frequently used metaphorically to describe the challenges and hardships faced by individuals or nations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, thorns and brambles were common in the landscape, particularly in uncultivated or neglected areas. They were often seen as a curse or a sign of desolation, as they could overtake fields and render them unproductive. The imagery of thorns is used throughout the Bible to convey the idea of barrenness, judgment, and the need for divine intervention to restore and cultivate the land.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>briars<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>briers (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בַּרְקָנִים</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine plural</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>briers</b></font> (so Vrss Ki and others, also Stu q. v., Be, v unknown; compare "" <font class="hebrew2">קוֺצִים</font>; > JDMich, Thes and others <em>threshing-sledges</em>, furnished with sharp (<em>glittering</em>) stones) <a href="/interlinear/judges/8-7.htm">Judges 8:7</a> <font class="hebrew2">וְדַשְׁתִּ֫י</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶתבְּֿשַׂרְכֶם אֶתקֿוֺצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶתהַֿבּ</font> (see also <font class="hebrew2">דושׁ</font>) <em>and I will thresh your flesh together with the thorns of the wilderness and the briers</em>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/8-16.htm">Judges 8:16</a> <font class="hebrew2">וַיֹּדַע</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וַיִּקַּח אֶתזִֿקְנֵי הָעִיר וְאֶתקֿוֺצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת הַבּ</font> <font class="hebrew2">בָּהֶם אֵת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֺת</font> (read <font class="hebrew2">וַיָּדָשׁ</font> for <font class="hebrew2">וַיֹּדַע</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Bu<sup>RS 114</sup>; compare Stu Be) <em>and he took the thorns of the wilderness and the briers and threshed</em>, etc. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>brier <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm">baraq</a>; a thorn (perhaps as burning brightly) -- brier. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm">baraq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃ הברקנים הברקנים׃ hab·bar·qo·nîm HabbarkoNim habbarqonîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־ <b> הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the wilderness <span class="itali">and with briers.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the wilderness <span class="itali">and with briers.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the wilderness and with <span class="itali">briers</span><p><b><a href="/text/judges/8-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־ <b> הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים </b> וַיֹּ֣דַע בָּהֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the wilderness <span class="itali">and briers,</span> and he disciplined<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the wilderness <span class="itali">and briers,</span> and with them he taught<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and thorns of the wilderness <span class="itali">and briers</span> disciplined the men<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1303.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1303.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1303<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/habbarkonim_1303.htm">hab·bar·qo·nîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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