Hebrew · H6779, H2682 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) + grass ; also a leek (collectively)".

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Meaning

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.

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
Participle active Ps 104:14
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
Participle active Eccl 2:6 · Gen 41:6 · Gen 41:23
Perfect Lev 13:37
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Imperfect 1Chr 19:5 · 2Sam 10:5
Perfect Ezek 16:7
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