Leaf: 1. Of a tree
a. The olive-leaf mentioned
(Genesis 8:11)b. The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves
(Matthew 21:19; Mark 11:13)
(See FIG)
c. The oak-leaf is mentioned
(Isaiah 1:30; 6:13)
d. There are numerous allusions to leaves, their flourishing,
their decay, and their restoration
(Leviticus 26:36; Isaiah 34:4)
(Jeremiah 8:13; Daniel 4:12,14,21; Mark 11:13; 13:28)
e. The fresh leaf is a symbol of prosperity
(Psalms 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8)
(Ezekiel 47:12)
f. The faded leaf is a symbol of decay
(Job 13:25; Isaiah 1:30; 64:6)
(Jeremiah 8:13)
2. Leaf of a door
(1 Kings 6:34) the valve of a folding door.
3. Leaf of a book
(Jeremiah 36:23) perhaps a fold of a roll.
