The meaning of “זֶרַע”
Understanding zeraʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. - seed - figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity...
זֶרַע
[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. - seed - figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity 1) seed, sowing, offspring 1a) a sowing 1b) seed 1c) semen virile 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children 1e) of moral quality 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) 1f) sowing time (by meton)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:12 | “And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.” Word: זֶרַע (zeraʻ) | |
| Joshua 24:3 | “And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.” Word: זֶרַע (zeraʻ) | |
| 2 Kings 17:20 | “And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.” Word: זֶרַע (zeraʻ) | |
| Esther 9:28 | “And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.” Word: זֶרַע (zeraʻ) | |
| Isaiah 45:25 | “In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. ” Word: זֶרַע (zeraʻ) |
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