Hebrew · H2233, H2232 · unreviewed

זֶרַע זֵרוּעַ

Seed ; figuratively, fruit , plant , sowing-time , posterity · to sow ; figuratively, to disseminate , plant , fructify

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זֶרַע H2233 seed ; figuratively, fruit , plant , sowing-time , posterity
Pronunciation zeraʿ
Seed extends from literal biological propagation to covenant posterity; foundational to inheritance promises.
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זָרַע H2232 to sow ; figuratively, to disseminate , plant , fructify
Pronunciation zara
Sowing extends from literal agriculture to covenant multiplication—God's seed-promise ensures generational fruitfulness and inheritance.
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What does זֶרַע זֵרוּעַ (zeraʿ zērûaʿ) mean in the Bible?

זֶרַע · זָרַע is a Hebrew word meaning "seed ; figuratively, fruit , plant , sowing-time , posterity".

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Meaning

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

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 39 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 21 Participle 7 Imperative 4 Perfect 4 Participle passive 2 Cohortative 1
Stem
Qal 31 Niphal 4 Hiphil 3 Pual 1
Mood
Indicative/jussive 19 Imperative 4 Indicative 4 Jussive 1 Indicative/cohortative 1
OT Occurrences
Gen 1:11 Hiphil · Participle Gen 1:12 Hiphil · Participle Gen 1:29 Qal · Participle Gen 1:29 Qal · Participle Exod 23:10 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 23:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:37 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 12:2 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 19:19 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 25:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 25:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 25:11 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 25:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Deut 11:10 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 21:4 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 22:9 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 22:9 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 29:22 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Judg 6:3 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Kgs 19:29 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Job 31:8 Qal · Cohortative Ps 97:11 Qal · Participle passive Prov 22:8 Qal · Participle Eccl 11:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Eccl 11:6 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Isa 30:23 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 32:20 Qal · Participle Isa 37:30 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Isa 40:24 Pual · Perfect · Indicative Jer 2:2 Qal · Participle passive Jer 4:3 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Jer 12:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Jer 35:7 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 50:16 Qal · Participle Hos 8:7 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Hos 10:12 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Mic 6:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Nah 1:14 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Hag 1:6 Qal · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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