לְ/זֶ֛רַע
𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏
lezera
to descendants
from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
2 Chronicles 20:7 · Word #13
Lexicon H2233
| Lemma | זֶרַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤓𐤏 |
| Transliteration | zeraʻ |
| Strong's | H2233 |
| In-context | to descendants |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H2233-11
for seed
| Root | זרע (z-r-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | sowing, scattering seed, seed, offspring, progeny |
| Semantic Range | Literal agricultural seed; sowing material; semen; offspring; descendants; posterity; lineage promised or preserved. |
| Conceptual Significance | זֶרַע carries covenantal weight in the Hebrew Bible, especially in promises to the patriarchs regarding enduring offspring and lineage. It links agricultural imagery of sowing with theological themes of continuity, inheritance, and divine promise. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ("for/to") + noun זֶרַע, masculine singular construct (Ncmsc). The construct form indicates a relational sense (“seed of”), though the governing noun is not specified in this isolated form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun זֶרַע is a masculine singular noun in construct form, here prefixed with לְ (“for/to”), yielding “for seed.” The rendering preserves the singular masculine sense and maintains the core root idea of seed as that which is sown or that which continues life (offspring). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root זרע (sowing, scattering seed, seed, offspring, progeny)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3157-01 |
beyizereel | in God-will-sow |
H2233-01 |
bezaream | in their seed |
H2233-02 |
bezareo | in his seed-offspring |
Word Usage (229 occurrences of H2233)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:11 | זֶ֔רַע | zera | seed |
| Genesis 1:11 | זַרְע/וֹ | zareo | its seed |
| Genesis 1:12 | זֶ֨רַע֙ | zera | seed |