BDB7111
צָמַח verb sprout, spring up (Late Hebrew id., so ᵑ7 צְמַח; Sir. [untranscribed source text 4560] spring or shine forth, [untranscribed source text 4561] shining, also sprout; Phoenician צמח posterity); —
Qal
Perfect 3 masculine singular צָֽמַחבּֿוֺ
Lev 13:37 3
plural וְצָֽמְחוּ consecutive Isa 44:4
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִצְמַח
Job 5:6, 3 feminine
plural תִּצְמַחְנָה
Isa 42:9, etc.;
Participle
צֹמֵחַ
Exod 10:5,
צוֺמֵחַ
Eccl 2:6 feminine
plural צֹמְחוֺת
Gen 41:6; Gen 41:23 —
sprout, spring up:
1. of plants, trees, etc. Gen 2:5; Exod 10:5 (both
J
), Gen 41:6
; Gen 41:23
(
E
), Ezek
17:6
(in figurative); once (late) יַעַר
צוֺמֵחַ עֵצִים
Eccl 2:6
wood sprouting with trees (full of growing trees); figurative of future ruler (see
צֶמַח
) Zech
6:12
, posterity
Isa
44:4, compare
Job 8:19, trouble(עָמָל) Isa 5:6,truth (אֱמֶת) Ps 85:12, restoration (
אֲרֻכָֽתְךָ) Isa 58:8, future events Isa 42:9.
2. of hair Lev 13:37 (
P
; compare
Pi`el).
Pi`el
grow abunduntly, always of hair; — Perfect 3 masculine singular צִמֵּחַ
Ezek 16:7 (in
figurative): Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִצַמַּח
2Sam 10:5 =
1Chr 19:5 (of
beard); Infinitive construct
לְצַמֵּחַ
Judg 16:22
(Samson's hair).
Hiph`il
Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix וְהִצְמִיחָהּ
Isa 55:10
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַצְמִיחַ
2Sam 23:5;
Isa 61:1l,
וַיַּצְמַח
Gen 2:9, etc.;
Infinitive construct
לְהַצְמִיחַ
Job 38:27
Participle
מַצְמִיחַ
Ps 104:14
; Ps 147:8
—
1.
cause to grow, with accusative of plant, subject ׳
י
Gen 2:9;
Ps
104:14, compare Job 38:27, with 2 accusative Ps 147:8
who causeth mountains to sprout grass; figurative, object צֶמַח צְדָקָה
Jer
33:15
horn (קֶרֶן) of Israel Ezek 29:21, of David Ps
132:17 righteousness, etc. Isa 61:11b; compare also 2Sam 23:5 (if interrogative,
see Dr
Bu; otherwise HPS);
subject ground Gen
3:18 compare Isa 61:11a (simile), Deut 29:22 (object
omitted); also (figurative) Isa 45:8 (compare Di
Kit).
2. of rain, cause the earth to sprout
(absolute),
Isa 55:10.