Hebrew semantic domain
Plants
All plants.
Source hierarchy
- Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-001002004
Advanced domain details
- Domain ID
SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-001002004001- Source code
- 001002004001
- Level
- 4
- Scheme
- UBS Hebrew Lexical Domains
Member senses (104)
- אֵבֶהreeds
Sense details
= tall straight plant, growing in rivers and marshes; ◄ Arundo Donax or Cyperus Papyrus, ► used for making light boats
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000013-01 - אָבִיבear
Sense details
= uppermost part ◄ of a grain plant, ► which contains the seeds
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000024-01 - אֲבִיֹּונָהcaper berry
Sense details
= plant with heavy, drooping branches; blooms in May and its large white flowers are open for only one night; ◄ Capparis Spinosa; ► its buds are pickled in vinegar and eaten as a condiment with meat; both fruit and buds are supposed to stimulate appetite; ≈ the eating of the fruit of this plant was believed to stimulate one's sexual desire
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000033-01 - אַגְמֹוןrush, bulrush
Sense details
= plant with flexible stems, growing in rivers and marshes; ◄ Scirpus; ► produces much smoke when burning and used for making ropes; ≈ associated with humility
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000101-01 - אֹורָהherbs
Sense details
exact meaning unsure: = edible plants, sometimes identified as mallow (Malva rotundifolia)
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000208-02 - אֵזֹובhyssop
Sense details
= plant with a shrub-like base and stems which are erect, stiff and strong; it reaches a height of just under one meter; it may grow from the ground but also spring out of crevices in walls, cliffs and rocks; its leaves and branches are hairy, and its flowers white; ◄ origanum maru; ► the plant is aromatic, and the dried leaves are used as a condiments; the leaves and little branches, when collected in bunches, are suitable for sprinkling purposes, as the hairy surface holds the liquid; used in the ritual purification of the Jews
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000218-01 - אָחוּreed grass, reeds, rushes
Sense details
= type of grass; ◄ found on the borders of the Nile; ► eaten by cattle
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000244-01 - אָטָדboxthorn, bramble, thorn, thornbush
Sense details
= a tree that grows to 5 meters (17 feet), has small leaves forming an oval crown, and very sharp thorns; Lycaeum europaeum (HALOT, DCH, NIDB 1:496); or possibly a thorny bush of the Rubus genus, which includes several hundred species (ABD 2:80)
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000308-01 - אֶשְׁכֹּולcluster
Sense details
= group of flowers or fruits positioned on one stem
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000745-01 - בְּאוּשִׁיםrotten fruit, stinking weeds
Sense details
= undesirable plant product, probably bad-smelling and inedible
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000808-01 - בָּאְשָׁהrotten fruit, stinking weeds
Sense details
= undesirable plant product, probably bad-smelling and inedible
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000823-01 - בַּרְקֹןthorn, thistle, brier
Sense details
exact meaning unknown: = thorny plant growing in the wilderness
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001198-01 - גַּדcoriander
Sense details
= a plant of about 60 cm in height; its upper leaves are finely divided and its lower ones broad; it has tiny white or reddish flowers, and a strong odor; its seeds are oily, brown or gray, and about the size of small peas; ◄ Coriandrum sativum; ► its leaves and seeds used in cooking; fragrant oil from the seeds is sometimes used in making perfume and medicine; ≈ it is used to describe the appearance of manna
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001288-01 - גַּלְגַּלtumbleweed
Sense details
= any of several plants that commonly break from their roots at maturity and, drying into a rounded tangle of light, stiff branches, roll before the wind, covering long distances and scattering seed as they go; ≈ associated with things that lack weight and substance and do not endure
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001407-04 - גֹּמֶאpapyrus
Sense details
= tall sedge with a smooth triangular stem, and multiple drooping, clustered flower stalks arising from the apex of the main stalk; ◄ Cyperus papyrus, found in the Nile valley; ► used for many different purposes in the Ancient Near East, such as writing material, ships, mattresses, furniture, rope, sandals, etc.
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001438-01 - גֶּפֶןvine
Sense details
= a creeping plant, which grows along the ground until it finds a tree or other object to climb, using tendrils
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001474-01 - גֶּפֶןvine
Sense details
= a creeping plant that develops a woody stem when it matures; it grows along the ground until it finds a tree or other object to climb, using tendrils; ◄ vitis vinifera; ► it bears clusters of grapes, that are sweet and juicy and can be made into wine; ≈ a symbol of blessing, prosperity, and happiness
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001474-02 - דַּרְדַּרthorn, thistle, brier
Sense details
exact meaning unknown: = thorny plant growing in the wilderness
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001710-01 - דֶּשֶׁאgreen vegetation, grass
Sense details
= a general term for plants, ► used as food by humans and animals; ≈ associated with frailty, but also with prosperity
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001722-01 - דֶּתֶאgreen vegetation, grass
Sense details
= a general term for plants, ► used as food by humans and animals
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001727-01 - הֶמֶסbrushwood
Sense details
= a dense growth of twigs, branches, shrubs and other plants, especially found under trees
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001841-01 - זָגskin (of grape)
Sense details
= outer covering of a grape
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001921-01 - זַלְזַלshoot, twig
Sense details
= parts of a vine that are cut off with pruning hooks ► in order to improve the grape production
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001981-01 - זֵרוּעַseed
Sense details
= a plant's units for reproduction, ► intended for being sown and produce
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002041-01 - זֵרוּעַwhat is sown (in the earth)
Sense details
= plants that are coming up after having been sown in a plot of land
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002041-02 - זֶרַעseed, grain
Sense details
= a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant, in some cases also used as food
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002054-01 - חֲבַצֶּלֶתnarcissus
Sense details
= bright golden yellow flower, growing with several flowers on one stem; ◄ Narcissus tazetta; ≈ symbol of beauty
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002084-01 - חֵדֶקthorns
Sense details
= plant with thorns; ≈ regarded as useless; symbol of hardship
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002131-01 - חֹוחַthorn, thistle
Sense details
= plant with thorns; ► useless; ≈ regarded as ugly and useless
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002150-01 - חַלָּמוּתjuice of purslane / mallows
Sense details
= either: purslane, a plant with a thick slimy juice, or: mallow, a bushy shrub with oval leaves, of which the buds and the young leaves are edible; ◄ Suaeda asphaltica or Atriplex halimus; ► may serve as food; ≈ regarded as not very tasty
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002296-01 - חָצִירleek
Sense details
= perennial vegetable, with oblong shaped bulb; member of the lily family, Allium porrum; ► may serve as food; ≈ much appreciated
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002464-01 - חָצִירgrass
Sense details
= type of grass; ◄ plants; ► serves as food for animals; ≈ regarded as weak, vulnerable, and short-lived
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002464-02 - חָרוּלweeds, nettles
Sense details
meaning unsure; possibly: = plant with thorns or another desert shrub, like nettle (Urtica dioica or Urtica pilulifera); ► useless; ≈ symbol of uncultivated areas
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002515-01 - חַרְצָןseed (of the grape)
Sense details
= unit of reproduction ◄ of the grape, ► capable of developing into another such plant
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002554-01 - חֲשַׁשׁdried grass
Sense details
meaning unsure; either: (1) = dried grass or leaves; ► useless, ≈ and considered of little value; or: (2) = the husks of grain or other seed, separated by winnowing or threshing; ► useless, ≈ and considered of little value
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002608-01 - טָרָףfresh, freshly sprouted
Sense details
= new growth of a plant; ≈ associated with fertility and new life
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002723-01 - יָרֹוקgreen (leaves, plants)
Sense details
= (mostly) green plants ► used for food
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003090-01 - יָרָקvegetables
Sense details
= (mostly) green plants ► used for food
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003122-01 - כַּמֹּןcummin
Sense details
meaning unsure; probably: = a plant of the same family as the carrot, reaching a height of 50-60 cm; it branches from the base and has similar leaves and flowers, though its seeds have a sharper smell; ◄ Cuminum cyminum; ► it is planted and harvested each year, and its seeds are used in cooking and as medicine
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003327-01 - כַּנָּהstock
Sense details
exact meaning uncertain; probably: = the main branch of a vine
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003335-01 - כִּפָּהpalm branch
Sense details
= branch of a palm tree
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003384-01 - כֹּפֶרhenna plant
Sense details
= a shrub that reaches 2-3 meters in height, with opposite leaves and many fragrant white flowers; ► its leaves yield a red juice that people in many countries use for coloring the skin and hair; ≈ associated with fragrance and beauty
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003397-04 - כַּרְכֹּםsaffron plant
Sense details
= a plant with tapered grasslike leaves growing from an onion-like bulb under the ground; it has a reddish or purple flower; ◄ Crocus sativus; ► its flower is used for perfume and medicine; ≈ associated with fragrance
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003418-01 - כַּרְפַּסcotton
Sense details
= an annual plant, which grows to 2 meters in height, with soft, lobed leaves and mallow-like flowers, which are yellow with a purple center; when the flower matures, the boll underneath puffs out and eventually splits, revealing a mass of fine white filaments that we know as “cotton wool;” ◄ Gossypium herbaceum; ► used for making cloth
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003433-01 - לַעֲנָהwormwood
Sense details
= a plant which may grow as large as a bush, with woolly green leaves, ◄ Artemisia herba-alba; ► the juice tastes bitter and can be poisonous; used as medicine; ≈ associated with injustice and suffering
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003588-01 - מַלּוּחַsaltbush, saltwort, mallow
Sense details
= meaning unsure; possibly: a plant which grows up to 2 m tall; its stem and branches have small silver-gray leaves covered with tiny hairs; it is found in abundance in salty areas in the desert and on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea; ◄ Atriplex halimus (shrubby orache); ► the leaves are edible, though salty
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004007-01 - מְלִילָהear of grain
Sense details
= uppermost part ◄ of a grain plant, ► which contains the seeds
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004023-01 - מְסוּכָהthorn hedge
Sense details
= a hedge of thorns, thistles, briers; ≈ regarded as useless
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004128-01 - מֹץchaff
Sense details
= debris and husks crushed and separated from grain and carried away by the wind when threshing and winnowing ≈ associated especially with the transient nature and disappearance of evil people and enemies.
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004261-01 - מְשׂוּכָּהthorn hedge
Sense details
= a hedge of thorns, thistles, briers; ≈ regarded as an obstacle
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004448-01 - מַתְבֵּןstraw
Sense details
= dried stalks of harvested grain
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004531-01 - נָזִירuntended vine, undressed vine
- נָטִיעַplant
Sense details
= vegetation, ◄ intentionally sown or planted by humans
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004738-01 - נֶטַעto plant
Sense details
= action of placing a seed or small plant in the ground so that it will grow and produce
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004744-02 - נַעֲצוּץthorn, thistle, brier
Sense details
= some kind of thorny plant; ► associated with neglect and regarded as painful nuisance
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004826-01 - נְעֹרֶתtow
Sense details
= flax fibers; ≈ regarded as highly inflammable
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004834-01 - נֵץblossom, flower
Sense details
= flowers on a tree or bush
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004859-01 - נִצָּהblossom
Sense details
= flowers on a tree or bush
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004865-01 - סִבֹּלֶתear or grain
Sense details
variant form of שִׁבֹּלֶת: = uppermost part ◄ of a grain plant, ► which contains the seeds
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004970-01 - סוּףcattails, bulrushes
Sense details
meaning unsure; probably: = a reed-like plant, which grows in water and reaches a height of up to 3 m high; its fuzzy brown seed head becomes fluffy and blows away in the wind; ◄ Typha genus; ► used for baskets and mats; its roots are edible
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005005-01 - סִירָהthorns
Sense details
exact meaning unsure: = thorny plant, ◄ possibly Sarcopoterium spinosum or Thorny or Spiny Burnet; ► known for making a crackling sound when burning, for overgrowing an entire building when no longer in use, and for being so entangled that they are impenetrable
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005036-01 - סַלֹּוןthorn
Sense details
small sharp-pointed projection from a plant stem or branch
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005063-01 - סְמָדַרgrape blossom
Sense details
= flower of the grape vine
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005082-01 - סְנֶהbush, shrub
Sense details
meaning unsure; possibly: = type of shrub; possibilties include Cassia senna (senna bush), hawthorn bush (has red fruit), acacia (has a red-flowered parasite), or Colutea istria (has bright yellow flowers); or perhaps this is a generic word for shrub
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005091-01 - סַנְסִנָּהcluster of flowers
Sense details
exact meaning unsure; probably: = a branching cluster of flowers of a palm tree
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005096-01 - סָרָבthorn
Sense details
= a small sharp-pointed projection from a plant stem or branch
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005139-01 - סַרְעַפָּהbough, branch
Sense details
= part of a tree which grows out of the trunk or a bough
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005152-01 - סִרְפָּדnettles
Sense details
= plant with stinging hairs; ◄ Urtica family; ► associated with neglect and regarded as painful nuisance
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005154-01 - עָבthicket
Sense details
= group of shrubs and trees, growing closely together; ► possible hiding place for people that do not want to be seen
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005163-03 - עוּרchaff
Sense details
= debris and husks crushed and separated from grain and carried away by the wind when threshing and winnowing ≈ associated especially with the transient nature and disappearance of evil people and enemies.
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005286-01 - עָרָהreed grass, reeds, rushes
- עֲשַׂבgrass, green plant, vegetation
Sense details
= any of various plants, herbs, grasses, seed-bearing vegetation that is consumed by herbivorous animals
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005671-01 - פְּרֻדֹותseeds
Sense details
= a flowering plant’s units of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant, in some cases also used as food
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005957-01 - צֶאֱלִיםlotus plants
Sense details
= thorny plants of about 1.5 meter high, bearing small, yellow fruit; ◄ Zyziphus lotus, found in the northern part of the Jordan Valley and in Samaria
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006067-01 - צִיץblossom, flower
Sense details
= flower that appears with the new growth on trees and shrubs before they produce their fruit
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006166-01 - צִיצָהblossom, flower
Sense details
= flower that appears with the new growth on trees and shrubs before they produce their fruit
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006167-01 - צֶמַחear (of grain)
Sense details
= uppermost part ◄ of a grain plant, ► which contains the seeds
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006207-02 - צַמֶּרֶתtree top
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= the highest part of a tree
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006215-01 - צֵןthorns
Sense details
= small, sharp-pointed projections on the stem of a plant; ≈ associated with hardship
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006218-01 - צְנִינִיםprick, thorn
Sense details
a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant; ≈ associated with things that cause a constant, though not life-threatening, irritation
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006224-01 - קֹוץthorn, brier, thornbush
Sense details
= small shrub with thorns; ≈ associated with things of no value, aggression, and destruction
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006387-01 - קָחplant
Sense details
meaning unsure; possibly: = a young plant growing out of a seed
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006394-01 - קִיקָיֹוןcastor-oil plant
Sense details
= plant, customarily identified with the castor-oil plant but essentially unknown; quickly growing to some height; ► provides shade and protection against the sun
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006429-01 - קִמֹּושׂthornbush, nettle
Sense details
= thorny plant ► considered to be a weed; ≈ associated with neglect and desolation
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006464-01 - קָנֶהreed
Sense details
= a tall grass with stiff, sharply-pointed leaves and a plume-like flower head that reaches to more than 2 m; it grows in lakes and streams, the roots creeping across the bottom of the lake to produce new leaves and stalks; or on riverbanks; ◄ Phragmites australis (Common reed) or Arundo donax (Giant reed); ► used for baskets, mats, flutes, pens, arrows, and roof-coverings; ≈ symbol of weakness and undependability, but also flexibility
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006475-01 - קָנֶהfragrant grass, calamus, sweet flag
Sense details
meaning unsure; either: (1) = type of grass that grows in clumps to more than a meter high and has stiff leaves like sword grass and has a sweet smell; ◄ Cymbopogon; ► oil is extracted by boiling and distilling the leaves; used in the oil for anointing priests; or (2) = a type of reed with stiff leaves, distinguished by its green flower head that grows on a stalk to about 50 cm high; ◄ Acorus calamus or Calamus; ► the scented leaves and more strongly scented tubers have traditionally been used medicinally and to make fragrances, and the dried and powdered tubers have been used as a substitute for ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006475-02 - קָנֶהstalk
Sense details
= stalk ◄ on which the ears of grain grow
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006475-05 - קַשׁstubble, chaff
Sense details
= dry grass-like remnant of wheat or another grain crop following the harvest; this term possibly refers to two kinds of material, one being the remnant of the crop remaining in the ground, the other being the unwanted residue of stalks; ► only used for brick making; ≈ usually considered of little value and needing to be separated from the grain itself; maybe burned
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006578-01 - רֹאשׁpoisonous weeds
Sense details
exact meaning unsure; possibly: = a poisonous plant sometimes found in the furrows of a field; ◄ Hyoscyamus reticulatus (Veined henbane)
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006616-15 - שִׂיחַbush, shrub
Sense details
= a wild plant that is smaller than a tree and has no stem
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006991-01 - שֵׂךְthorn, prick, barb
Sense details
= a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant; ≈ associated with things that cause a constant, though not life-threatening, irritation
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006994-01 - שָׂרִיגbranch, tendril
- שָׂרֹקvine tendril
Sense details
= a slender thread-like part of a vine, which stretches out and twines round any suitable support
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007079-02 - שֹׂרֵקchoice vine
- שֹׂרֵקָהchoice vine
- שִׁבֹּלֶתear of grain
Sense details
= uppermost part ◄ of a grain plant, ► which contains the seeds
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007140-02 - שִׁבֹּלֶתbranch
Sense details
meaning unsure; probably: = part of a tree which grows out of the trunk or a bough
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007140-03 - שׁוּשַׁןlily
Sense details
= a flowering plant with an erect stem and long narrow leaves; it can grow to 1.5 m high; it has a bulbous root and cone-shaped flowers, usually with 5-6 petals, which protrude straight out or slightly downward from the stem; ◄ Lilium candidum; ► associated with unsurpassed beauty
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007239-01 - שִׁטָּהacacia
Sense details
= a desert tree, reaching a height of 3-5 m, with a wide crown; it has sharp spines, finely divided leaves, and tiny pale yellow flowers arranged in drooping bunches; it produces a bean pod that is twisted and looped when dry; ◄ a member of the Mimosa family, Acacia tortilis or Acacia raddiana; ► its wood is used for construction
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007274-01 - שַׁיִתthorn, thistle, brier
Sense details
= small shrub with thorns; ≈ associated with things of no value, aggression, and destruction
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007304-01 - שְׁלֻחֹותshoots
Sense details
= young branches springing from a plant or tree
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007354-01 - שָׁמִירbrier
Sense details
= small shrub with thorns; ≈ associated with things of no value, aggression, and destruction
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007427-02 - שָׁרָהrow of vines
- תֶּבֶןstraw
Sense details
= dried stalks of grain and grasses, usually left over from harvesting grain ► used as food for animals or as an ingredient for making clay bricks; ≈ associated with something of little value
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007673-01