Strong's Lexicon

H6788

H6788 — צַּמֶּרֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtsammerethnoun femOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1931b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6788
Word:צַּמֶּרֶת
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from the same as H6785
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:tsammereth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tsam-meh'-reth
Meaning:1. fleeciness, i.e. foliage
KJV Renderings:highest branch, top.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7120

צַמֶּ֫רֶת noun feminine tree-top (possibly from woolly, feathery,appearance); — ׳ צ construct, of cedar (in figurative) Ezek 17:3; Ezek 17:22, so suffix צַמַּרְתּוֺ Ezek 31:3; Ezek 31:10 of tall trees in general, צַמַּרְתָּם Ezek 31:14.


Other Resources

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

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