Strong's Lexicon: H2232 זָרַע

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Strong's Number:	H2232
Word:	זָרַע
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	56
Transliteration:	zara
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	` (zaw-rah') v.
Meaning:	1. to sow 2. (figuratively) to disseminate, plant, fructify
KJV Renderings:	bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.

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I. זָרַע verb sow, scatter seed (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian zirû TP^{Prism vi. 15} ; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1557]; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1558], זְרַע; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1559] but in Sabean דֿרא DHM^{ZMG 1883, 15 and in proper name, Id. in} MV^{10, pp. 242, 983}) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular זָרַע Judg 6:3 1 singular וְזָרַעְתִּ֫י Jer 31:27 suffix וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ consec Hos 2:25 3 plural זָָֽרְעוּ Jer 12:13 2 masculine plural זְרַעַתֶּם Hag 1:6 וּזְרַעְתֶּם consecutive Gen 47:23 + 2 t.; Imperfect יִזְרָ֑ע Eccl 11:4 וַיִּזְרַע Gen 26:12 suffix וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ Judg 9:45 1 singular אֶזְדְעָה Judg 31:8 suffix וְאֶזְרָעֵם Zech 10:9, etc.; Imperative masculine singular זְרַע Eccl 11:6 masculine plural זִרְעוּ Hos 10:12 +2 t.; Infinitive לִזְרֹעַ Isa 28:24 Participle active זֹרֵעַ Isa 55:10 + 3 t.; זזֹרֵעַ Prov 22:8; Jer 50:16, etc.; Passive participle זָרֻעַ Ps 97:11 (but on text see below); feminine זְרוּעָה Jer 2:2 —

1. literally sow:

a. absolute sow (seed), do one's sowing Judg 6:3; Gen 26:12 ( J ), Isa 28:24 (after ploughing חרשׁ); זִרְעוּ וקצרו ונטעו כרמים Isa 37:30 = 2Kgs 19:29 || קצר also Mic 6:15; Lev 25:11 ( H ), Eccl 11:4 || אסף Lev 25:20 ( H ); opposed to אכל Job 31:8 זֹרְעֵי עלכֿלמֿים Isa 32:20 (on construct compare Ges^{«GKC:130»§ 130}, 1); with אתהֿשּׁנה הַשׁמינִת Lev 25:22 followed by הַרְבֵּה Hag 1:6 (opposed to הָבֵא מְעָ֑ט).

b. with accusative of land אדמה Exod 23:10 ( J E ; || אסף), Gen 47:23 ( J ); field (שׂדה) Lev 25:3 (|| אסף), compare Lev 25:4; Ps 107:37 as passive participle אֶרֶץ לֹא זְרוּעָה Jer 2:2 (|| מִדְבָּר).

c. with accusative of seed אֶתזַֿרְעֲךָ ׳ ז Deut 11:10 , compare Deut 22:9 ; Jer 35:7; Lev 26:16 ( H ) Eccl 11:6 followed by חִטִּים Jer 12:13 (|| קצר); compare also בִּכּוּרֵי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ אשׁר תזרע בַּשָּׂדֶה Exod 23:16 ( J E ).

d. followed by 2 accusative לֹא תזרע כַּרְמְךָ כִּלְאַ֑יִם Deut 22:9 compare שָׂדְךָ לֹא תִזְרַע כִּלְאַיִם Lev 19:19 ( H ); זַרְעֲךָ אשׁרתֿזדע אתהֿאדמה Isa 30:23 also of destroyed city וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ מֶ֑לַח Judg 9:45.

e. participle active as substantive זוֺרֵעַ Jer 50:16 (|| תֹּפֵשׂ מַגָּל בְּעֵת קָציר); לַֹזּרֵעַ Isa 55:10 (|| לָאֹכֵל).

2. of shrub and tree producing, yielding seed, with accusative of cognate meaning with verb Gen 1:29 (twice in verse) ( P ), compare Hiph`il

3. figurative:

a. of Yahweh's sowing (planting) Israel in the land וזרעתיה לי בָארץ Hos 2:25 ( We וזרעתיהו, object being Jezreel); on the other hand וְאֶזְרָעֵם בָּעַמִּים Zech 10:9 .

b. with 2 accusative, of Yahweh's fructifying Israel and Judah יהודה זֶרַע אדם וזרע ׳ וזרעתי אתבֿית ישׂראל ואתבֿ בהמה Jer 31:27 .

c. of moral action, זִרְעוּ לָכֶם לִצְדָקָה Hos 10:12 (|| קצר); צדקה ׳ ז Prov 11:18 אַלתִּֿזְרְעוּ אֶלקֹֿצִים Jer 4:3 sow not in among thorns (said of a few righteous deeds amid much wickedness); especially of evil-doing רוּחַ יזרעו וְסוּפָתָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ Hos 8:7 זֹרְעֵי עָמָל Job 4:8 (|| קצר); זוֺרֵעַ עַוְלָה יקצוראָֿוֶן Prov 22:8 .

d. of Israel's practising idolatry זְמֹרַת זָר תִּזְרָעֶ֑נּוּ Isa 17:10 (2 accusative)

e. הזרעים בדמעה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ Ps 126:5 metaphor of distress followed by joy.

f. אוֺר זָרֻעַ לַצַּדִּיק Ps 97:11 read probably זָרַח, Vrss Ol Hu Bae Che and others

Niph`al be sown, fructified, Perfect 3 feminine singular וְנִזְרְעָה consecutive Num 5:28 2 masculine plural וְנִזְרַעְתֶּם consecutive Ezek 36:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזָּרַע Nah 1:14 יִזָּרֵ֑עַ Deut 21:4; Lev 11:37 3 feminine singular תִּזָּרַע Deut 29:22 —

1. be sown:

a. subject אֶרֶץ, ולא תַּצְמִחַ ׳ לֹא תִזּ Deut 29:22 , compare (of נַחַל אֵיתָן) לא יֵעָבֵּד ׳ בּוֺ ולא יִזּ Deut 21:4 in address to הָרֵי ישׂראל, וְנֶעֱבַּדְתֶּם וְנִזְרַעְתֶּם Ezek 36:9 .

b. subject זֶרַע, זֶרַע זֵרוּעַ אשׁר יִזָּרֵעַ Lev 11:37 ( P ); figurative מִשִּׁמְךָ עוֺד ׳ לֹא יִזּ Nah 1:14 no more of thy name be sown, in judgment against Nineveh.

2. be fructified, made pregnant וְנִזְרְעָה זָרַ֑ע Num 5:28 ( P ; of woman).

Pu`al Perfect 3 plural זֹרָ֑עוּ Isa 40:24 of princes and judges under figure of trees (|| נִטָּ֑עוּ, שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ גִּזְעָם).

Hiph`il Imperfect 3 feminine singular תַּזְרִיעַ Lev 12:2 Participle מַזְרִיעַ Gen 1:11 ; Gen 1:12 —

1. produce seed, of herb, with accusative of cognate meaning with verb Gen 1:11; Gen 1:12 apparently denominative from זֶרַע; compare Qal 2.

2. of a woman, = bear a child תַּזְרִיעַ וְיָיָָֽלְדָה זָכָר Lev 12:2 .

BDB9500

זְרַע noun [masculine] seed (compare Biblical Hebrew I. זרע ); — construct אֲנָשָׁא ׳ ז Dan 2:43 seed (offspring) of men.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זרע (h-r)

Genesis 47:23

KJV: Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

EHCC: and ye shall sow the land. /

Leviticus 25:22

KJV: And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.

EHCC: And ye shall sow the eighth year, |

Leviticus 26:16

KJV: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.over: Heb. upon

EHCC: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, 1

Judges 6:3

KJV: And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

EHCC: when Israel 4ת sown, /

Jeremiah 12:13

KJV: They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.they shall: or, ye shall

EHCC: They have sown wheat, |

Jeremiah 81:27

EHCC: that I will sow the house of Israel 1

Hosea 2:23

KJV: And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

EHCC: (25).And I will sow her unto me

Isaiah 28:24

KJV: Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

EHCC: the plowman plow all day to sow 7

2 Kings 19:29

KJV: And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

EHCC: in the third year gow He, 0

Hosea 10:12

KJV: Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

EHCC: Sow to yourselves in righteousness,

Genesis 26:12

KJV: Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.received: Heb. found

EHCC: Then Isaac sowed in that land,

Exodus 23:10

KJV: And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

EHCC: six years thou shalt sow thy land,

Leviticus 19:19

KJV: Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

EHCC: thou shalt not sow thy field !

Leviticus 25:3

KJV: Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

EHCC: Six years thou shalt sow /

Leviticus 22:9

KJV: They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

EHCC: Thow shalt not suw thy vineyard

Judges 9:45

KJV: And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

EHCC: and sowed it with salt.

Job 31:8

KJV: Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

EHCC: let me suw, and let another eat ;

Psalms 107:37

KJV: And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

EHCC: And sow the fields,

Isaiah 17:10

KJV: Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

EHCC: and shalt se? it with strange slips:

Isaiah 30:23

KJV: Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

EHCC: that thou shalt sow the ground

Jeremiah 4:3

KJV: For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

EHCC: 400 not among thorns.

Jeremiah 35:7

KJV: Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.

EHCC: build house, nor sow seed,

Hosea 8:7

KJV: For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.stalk: or, standing corn

EHCC: they have sown the wind,

Micah 6:15

KJV: Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

EHCC: Thou shalt sow, but thou

Zechariah 10:9

KJV: And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.

EHCC: 4ה4 I will sow them among

Genesis 1:29

KJV: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.bearing…: Heb. seeding seedyielding…: Heb. seeding seed

EHCC: given you every herb bearing seed,

Job 4:8

KJV: Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

EHCC: plow iniquity, and sow wickedness,

Psalms 126:5

KJV: They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.joy: or, singing

EHCC: They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Proverbs 11:18

KJV: The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

EHCC: but to him that soweth righteousness

Jeremiah 50:16

KJV: Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.sickle: or, scythe

EHCC: Cut off the sower from Babylon,

Psalms 97:11

KJV: Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

EHCC: Light is sown for the righteous,

Jeremiah 2:2

KJV: Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.thee: or, for thy sake

EHCC: in a land (that was) not sows.

Numbers 5:28

KJV: And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

EHCC: and shall conceive seed.

Leviticus 11:37

KJV: And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

EHCC: sowing seed which ta to be sown,

Nahum 1:14

KJV: And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

EHCC: n0 more of thy name be sown:

Isaiah 40:24

KJV: Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

EHCC: yea, they shall not be sown:

Leviticus 12:2

KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.

EHCC: 1f a woman have conceived seed,

Genesis 1:11

KJV: And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.grass: Heb. tender grass

EHCC: 12. herb yielding seed,

Strong's Lexicon

H2232 — זָרַע