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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צָמַח H6779 to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Pronunciation ṣāmaḥ
Organic growth from the ground up—literal vegetation or figurative flourishing of people, dynasties, messianic promise.
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חָצִיר H2682 grass ; also a leek (collectively)
Pronunciation ḥāṣiyr
Transient vegetation symbolizing human fragility and mortality; grass withers, echoing life's brevity
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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)".
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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 groups 3 Aligned forms 25
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 10×
Imperfect Deut 29:22 · Gen 3:18 · Isa 45:8 · Isa 61:11 · Ezek 29:21 · Jer 33:15 · Ps 132:17 · 2Sam 23:5 9×
Participle active Ps 104:14 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 12×
Imperfect Gen 2:5 · Job 5:6 · Zech 6:12 · Isa 43:19 · Isa 58:8 · Ps 85:12 · Isa 42:9 · Job 8:19 8×
Participle active Eccl 2:6 · Gen 41:6 · Gen 41:23 3×
Perfect Lev 13:37 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×
Imperfect 1Chr 19:5 · 2Sam 10:5 2×
Perfect Ezek 16:7 1×
Word Origins
הַמַּצְמִיחַ חָצִיר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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