What does עֵץ · שָׁתַל · מַיִם mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · שָׁתַל · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tree planted by water".
Hebrew · H6086, H8362, H4325
עֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל־מַיִם
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · to transplant · water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
שָׁתַל H8362 to transplant
Pronunciation šātal
Establishment of roots in new soil; moving something established to a place of growth and permanence
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מַיִם H4325 water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
Pronunciation mayim
Foundational necessity moving from literal substance to bodily fluids; water as life-sustaining element throughout OT narrative and metaphor.
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What does עֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל־מַיִם (ets shatul al-mayim) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · שָׁתַל · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tree planted by water".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6086, H8362, H4325?
H6086, H8362, H4325 is connected to 922 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. tree planted by water
Strong's H6086, H8362, H4325
Lexical occurrences 922 verses Source Gloss
tree planted by water
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל־מַיִם is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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