זֶ֫רַע

ze.raNoun (Masculine)H2233

seed

From: from H2232 (זָרַע);

Short Definition

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

Full Lexicon Entry

seed/sowing 1) seed, sowing, offspring 1a) a sowing 1b) seed 1c) semen virile 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children 1e) of moral quality 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) 1f) sowing time (by meton)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

193 times

Appears 193 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
47
Isaiah
23
Leviticus
22
Jeremiah
18
Deuteronomy
14

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:13
  • Esther 6:13
  • Genesis 22:18
  • Isaiah 53:10
  • Leviticus 15:32

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.