וְ/זֶ֖רַע
𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏
vezera
but seed
from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
H2233
Proverbs 11:21 · Word #6
Lexicon H2233
| Lemma | זֶרַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤓𐤏 |
| Transliteration | zeraʻ |
| Strong's | H2233 |
| In-context | but seed |
Morphology HC/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 H2233-31
and seed
| Root | זרע (z-r-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | to sow, to scatter seed, seed, offspring, progeny |
| Semantic Range | physical seed or grain; agricultural produce; sowing; semen; offspring, descendants, posterity; lineage viewed as continuing seed |
| Conceptual Significance | זֶרַע is a foundational covenantal term in the Hebrew Bible, linking agricultural imagery with lineage and promise. It expresses continuity of life—both in land through sowing and in family through offspring—and becomes central in promises to the patriarchs regarding enduring descendants and inheritance. |
| Morphological Notes | Common noun, masculine singular (absolute and construct forms attested), with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). No pronominal suffix. Construct forms indicate relational possession ("seed of"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun זֶרַע is a masculine singular form meaning "seed," derived from the root זרע ("to sow, scatter seed"). The prefixed וְ is the conjunction "and." Where the form is construct (Ncmsc), it carries the sense "seed of," but remains grammatically masculine singular; thus "and seed" preserves both the root idea of sown seed and its singular masculine form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root זרע (to sow, to scatter 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 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
mizeroa | from the outstretched arm of |
H2232-02 |
tizera | you shall sow seed |
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 |
H2220-03 |
uvizeroa | and with an outstretched arm |
H2220-04 |
uvizeroakha | and by your outstretched arm |
H2232-04 |
uzeraetem | and you (masculine plural) shall sow seed |
H2220-05 |
uzeroa | and the outstretched arm-of |
H2220-06 |
uzeroakha | and your outstretched arm |
H2220-07 |
uzeroo | and his outstretched arm |
H2220-08 |
uzeroot | and outstretched arms-of |
H2233-24 |
vazera | and seed |
H2232-05 |
venizereah | and she shall be sown (with seed) |
H3157-03 |
veyizereel | and God-Sows |
H2232-06 |
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 |
H2232-07 |
yizara | he will be sown |
H2232-08 |
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 |
H2220-09 |
zeroa | outstretched arm |
H2220-10 |
zeroakha | your outspread arm |
|
zeroam | their outstretched arm |
H2220-11 |
zeroi | my outspreading arm |
H2220-12 |
zeroo | his outstretched arm |
H2220-13 |
zeroot | outstretched arms of |
H2220-14 |
zerootay | my outstretched arms |
H2220-15 |
zerootayv | his outstretched arms |
H2220-16 |
zerooteyha | her outstretched arms |
H2232-09 |
zireu | you men have sown seed |
H2232-10 |
zorea | one sowing seed |
H2232-11 |
zoreey | sowers of |
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 |