תִּזְרַ֖ע

𐤕𐤆𐤓𐤏

tizera

you-sow

a primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify; bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.

H2232

Exodus 23:16 · Word #6

Lexicon H2232

Lemmaזָרַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤆𐤓𐤏
Transliterationzâraʻ
Strong'sH2232
In-contextyou-sow

Morphology HVqi2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H2232-02

you shall sow seed

Rootזרע (z-r-ʿ)
Core Meaningsseed, sowing, scattering seed, offspring, propagation
Semantic Rangeto sow seed in the ground; to plant; figuratively to beget offspring; to disseminate or spread; to initiate growth or increase.
Conceptual SignificanceSowing is central to Israel’s agrarian life and covenant blessings, symbolizing dependence on יהוה for growth. The root זרע also connects agricultural sowing with human offspring, linking land, fertility, and covenant continuity.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular (HVqi2ms); simple active action directed to a single male subject, typically future or modal in sense.
Rendering RationaleThe verb זָרַע in the Qal stem denotes the simple action of sowing or scattering seed. Rendering it as "you shall sow seed" preserves the agricultural imagery inherent in the root זרע ("seed") while reflecting the second person masculine singular imperfect form (addressing one male individual with a future or habitual sense).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root זרע (seed, sowing, scattering seed, offspring, propagation)

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
H2234-01 bizera with seed of
H2220-01 bizeroa with an outstretched arm
H3158-01 hayizereeli the man of Yizreel ("God-sows")
H3159-01 hayizereelit the Yizreʿel-ite woman
H2233-03 hazara the seed
H2233-04 hazera the seed
H2220-02 hazeroa the outstretched arm
H2235-01 hazeroim the sown-crops
H2233-05 kezera like seed of
H2233-06 kizera like the seed-of
H2214-01 lezara for seed
H2233-07 lezareakha to your seed
H2233-08 lezareakhem to your seed
H2233-09 lezareo for his seed
H2233-10 lezera for seed
H2220-03 lizeroo to his arm
H2232-01 mazeria seed-causing (masculine singular)
H3157-02 miyizereel from God-sows (Yizreel)
H2233-11 mizareakha from your seed
H2233-12 mizaream from their seed
H2233-13 mizareo from his seed
H2233-14 mizera from the seed of
H2220-04 mizeroa from the outstretched arm of
H2232-03 tizerau you men will sow seed
H2233-15 ulezareakha and to your seed
H2233-16 ulezaream and to their seed
H2233-17 ulezareekha and to your seed
H2233-18 ulezareo and to his seed
H2233-19 umizareakha and from your seed
H2233-20 umizareo and from his seed
H2233-21 umizera and from the sowing-seed of
H2233-22 uvezareakha and in your seed
H2233-23 uvezareekha and in your seed
H2220-05 uvizeroa and with an outstretched arm
H2220-06 uvizeroakha and by your outstretched arm
H2232-04 uzeraetem and you (masculine plural) shall sow seed
H2220-07 uzeroa and the outstretched arm-of
H2220-08 uzeroakha and your outstretched arm
H2220-09 uzeroo and his outstretched arm
H2220-10 uzeroot and outstretched arms-of
H2232-05 vayizeraeha and he sowed her
H2232-06 vayizereu and they sowed seed
H2233-24 vazera and seed
H2232-07 venizereah and she shall be sown (with seed)
H3157-03 veyizereel and God-Sows
H2232-08 vezaraeti and I will sow seed
H2233-25 vezareakha your seed-offspring
H2233-26 vezaream and their seed
H2233-27 vezareekha and your seed-offspring
H2233-28 vezareekhe and your seed-offspring (feminine singular)
H2233-29 vezareeykhem and your sown-seeds
H2233-30 vezareo and his seed
H2233-31 vezera and seed
H2232-09 vezorea and the one sowing seed
H2232-10 vezoreey and sowers of
H2220-11 vizeroa by an outstretched arm
H2232-11 yizara he will be sown
H2232-12 yizarea he will be sown
H3157-04 yizereel God-Will-Sow
H3157-05 yizereelah toward God-Sows
H2233-32 zara seed
H2233-33 zareah her seed
H2233-34 zareakha your seed-offspring
H2233-35 zareakhem your seed
H2233-36 zaream their seed
H2233-37 zareekha your seed
H2233-38 zareekhe your (fem. sg.) seed
H2233-39 zarei my seed
H2233-40 zareo his seed
H2233-41 zera seed
H2220-12 zeroa outstretched arm
H2220-13 zeroakha your outspread arm
H2220-14 zeroam their outstretched arm
H2220-15 zeroi my outspreading arm
H2220-16 zeroo his outstretched arm
H2220-17 zeroot outstretched arms of
H2220-18 zerootay my outstretched arms
H2220-19 zerootayv his outstretched arms
H2220-20 zerooteyha her outstretched arms
H2232-13 zireu you men have sown seed
H2232-14 zorea one sowing seed
H2232-15 zoreey sowers of

Word Usage (56 occurrences of H2232)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:11 מַזְרִ֣יעַ mazeria bearing
Genesis 1:12 מַזְרִ֤יעַ mazeria yielding seed
Genesis 1:29 זֹרֵ֣עַ zorea yielding
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