What does זֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
e. a span".
Hebrew · H2239
זֶרֶת
The spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
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זֶרֶת H2239
What does זֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
זֶרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2239?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a span (3), a span (2), span (1), with the span of his hand? (1).
Where does זֶרֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (4), 1 Samuel (1), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and a span 3× Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4
a span 2× Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9
span 1× Ezekiel 43:13
with the span of his hand? 1× Isaiah 40:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:16 זֶ֥רֶת to a span Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:16 וְזֶ֥רֶת to and a span Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 39:9 זֶ֧רֶת to a span Noun - feminine singular Exodus 39:9 וְזֶ֥רֶת to and a span Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:4 וָזָֽרֶת׃ to and a span Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 40:12 בַּזֶּ֣רֶת to with the span of his hand? Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 43:13 זֶ֣רֶת to span Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:16
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Exodus 4 1 Samuel 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְזֶ֥רֶת 2x wə·ze·reṯ Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9
בַּזֶּ֣רֶת 1x baz·ze·reṯ Isaiah 40:12
וָזָֽרֶת׃ 1x wā·zā·reṯ 1 Samuel 17:4
זֶ֥רֶת 1x ze·reṯ Exodus 28:16
זֶ֧רֶת 1x ze·reṯ Exodus 39:9
זֶ֣רֶת 1x ze·reṯ Ezekiel 43:13
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4
Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 43:13
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 40:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
Source Gloss
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span BDB: span Usage: span.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זֶרֶת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain