What does צָמַח · חָצִיר mean in the Bible?
צָמַח · חָצִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) + grass ; also a leek (collectively)".
Hebrew · H6779, H2682
הַמַּצְמִיחַ חָצִיר
To sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) · grass ; also a leek (collectively)
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צָמַחH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Pronunciationṣāmaḥ
Organic growth from the ground up—literal vegetation or figurative flourishing of people, dynasties, messianic promise.
Open lexicon entry →חָצִירH2682grass ; also a leek (collectively)
Pronunciationḥāṣiyr
Transient vegetation symbolizing human fragility and mortality; grass withers, echoing life's brevity
Open lexicon entry →What does הַמַּצְמִיחַ חָצִיר (hamatsmiach chatsir) mean in the Bible?
צָמַח · חָצִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) + grass ; also a leek (collectively)".
Full entry for הַמַּצְמִיחַ חָצִיר (H6779, H2682) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6779, H2682?
H6779, H2682 is connected to 54 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) + grass ; also a leek (collectively)
Source Gloss
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) + grass ; also a leek (collectively)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms25
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action10×
ImperfectDeut 29:22 · Gen 3:18 · Isa 45:8 · Isa 61:11 · Ezek 29:21 · Jer 33:15 · Ps 132:17 · 2Sam 23:59×
Participle activePs 104:141×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense12×
ImperfectGen 2:5 · Job 5:6 · Zech 6:12 · Isa 43:19 · Isa 58:8 · Ps 85:12 · Isa 42:9 · Job 8:198×
Participle activeEccl 2:6 · Gen 41:6 · Gen 41:233×
PerfectLev 13:371×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action3×
Imperfect1Chr 19:5 · 2Sam 10:52×
PerfectEzek 16:71×
Word Origins
הַמַּצְמִיחַ חָצִיר is a primitive root - no further derivation.