זָרַע
za.ra
“to sow”
Definition
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
a primitive root;
- to sow, scatter seed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sow 1a2) producing, yielding seed 1b)(Niphal) 1b1) to be sown 1b2) to become pregnant, be made pregnant 1c) (Pual) to be sown 1d) (Hiphil) to produce seed, yield seed
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
זָרַע appears 52 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah:This year you will eatwhat grows on its own,and in the second yearwhat springs from the same.But in the third year you will sow and reap;you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters,who let the ox and donkey range freely.
For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:“Break up your unplowed ground,and do not sow among the thorns.
Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’
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