Bible Lexicons

זֶרַע const. id.; once זְרַע Numbers 11:7, with suff. זַרְעִי, pl. with suff. זַרְעֵיכֶם (1 Samuel 8:15).

(1) prop. sowing; hence seedtime, the time of sowing, i.e. winter, Genesis 8:22; Leviticus 26:5 also, a planting, Isaiah 17:11 (compare the root No. 3).

(2) seed, that which is scattered, whether of plants, trees, or grain, Genesis 1:11, 12, 29 47:23 Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 22:9; Ecclesiastes 11:6 hence that which springs from seed sown, harvest, field of grain, 1 Samuel 8:15 the produce of fields, Job 39:12; Isaiah 23:3.

(3) semen virile, Leviticus 15:16, seq.; 18:21 19:20 (comp. the verb, Niphal, No. 3; Hiphil, No. 2); hence

(a) offspring, progeny, descendants, Genesis 3:15, 13:16 15:5, 13 Genesis 15:13, 17:7, 10 Genesis 17:10, 21:13, etc.; also of one son (when an only one, the passage therefore, Genesis 3:15, is not to be thus explained, as is done by polemical theologians), Genesis 4:25. 1 Samuel 1:11, זֶרַע אֲנָשִׁים “male offspring.” [The remark upon Genesis 3:15 is intended apparently to contradict its application to the Lord Jesus Christ and his redemption, as if he could not be the seed of the woman; in reply it will here suffice to remark, that in the very passage cited, immediately after Genesis 4:25, it is clear that זֶרַע is used of one son, namely, Seth, when he was not an only one, because Cain was yet alive; and further, this seed of the woman was to bruise the head of the tempter, “thy head,” which can in no sense apply to any but Christ individually, who became incarnate, “that by means of death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil.”] זֶרַע זַרְעֶךָ the offspring of thy offspring, i.e. thy descendants, Isaiah 59:21.

(b) stock, race, family; זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל Psalms 22:24. זֶרַע הַמֶּלֶךְ, ז׳ הַמַּמְלָכָה the royal race, 2 Kings 11:1; 1 Kings 11:14.

(c) a race of men, as זֶרַע קֹדֶשׁ Isaiah 6:13 זֶרַע בְּרוּכֵי יְיָ Isaiah 65:23 and in an evil sense, זֶרַע מְרֵעִים Isaiah 1:4 זֶרַע שֶׁקֶר Isaiah 57:4 comp. Hebr. פִּרְחָח, Gr. γέννημα, Matthew 3:17 Germ. Brut, French race.

[“(4) a planting, what is planted, Isaiah 17:11. Also, a sprout, a shoot, Ezekiel 17:5. See the root in Kal No. 3.”]

בְּזַרְע֖וֹ בְּזַרְעָ֣ם בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ בזרעו בזרעך בזרעם הַ֫זָּ֥רַע הַזֶּ֔רַע הַזֶּ֗רַע הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ הַזָּ֑רַע הזרע וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ וְזֶ֖רַע וְזֶ֣רַע וְזֶ֤רַע וְזֶ֥רַע וְזֶרַע֮ וְזַרְע֔וֹ וְזַרְע֖וֹ וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְזַרְעֵךְ֙ וְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ וְזַרְעָ֔ם וָזֶ֖רַע וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ וּלְזַרְע֣וֹ וּלְזַרְע֥וֹ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨ וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ וּלְזַרְעָ֑ם וּלְזַרְעָ֖ם וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ וּמִזֶּ֥רַע וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ ובזרעך ובזרעך׃ והאלמנה וזרע וזרעו וזרעיכם וזרעך וזרעך׃ וזרעם ולזרעו ולזרעך ולזרעך׃ ולזרעם ומזרע ומזרעו׃ ומזרעך זֶ֔רַע זֶ֖רַע זֶ֗רַע זֶ֙רַע֙ זֶ֚רַע זֶ֜רַע זֶ֡רַע זֶ֣רַע זֶ֤רַע זֶ֥רַע זֶ֧רַע זֶ֨רַע זֶ֭רַע זֶרַע֒ זַ֭רְעָם זַ֭רְעוֹ זַרְע֑וֹ זַרְע֔וֹ זַרְע֖וֹ זַרְע֛וֹ זַרְע֥וֹ זַרְעֲךָ֔ זַרְעֲךָ֖ זַרְעֲךָ֗ זַרְעֲךָ֙ זַרְעֲךָ֜ זַרְעֲךָ֧ זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם זַרְעֲכֶ֖ם זַרְעֲכֶ֗ם זַרְעִ֖י זַרְעִ֛י זַרְעֵ֑ךְ זַרְעֵ֔ךְ זַרְעֵ֣ךְ זַרְעֶ֑ךָ זַרְעֶ֔ךָ זַרְעֶֽךָ׃ זַרְעָ֑הּ זַרְעָ֑ם זַרְעָ֔ם זַרְעָ֜ם זַרְעָ֤ם זַרְעֽוֹ׃ זַרְעוֹ֒ זַרְעוֹ־ זָ֑רַע זָֽרַע׃ זרע זרע׃ זרעה זרעו זרעו־ זרעו׃ זרעי זרעך זרעך׃ זרעכם זרעם כְּזֶ֤רַע כִּזְרַע־ כזרע כזרע־ לְזֶ֙רַע֙ לְזֶ֛רַע לְזֶ֥רַע לְזֶ֨רַע לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ לְזַרְע֑וֹ לְזַרְע֥וֹ לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ לְזַרְעֲךָ֖ לְזַרְעֲךָ֗ לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ לְזַרְעֲכֶ֔ם לְזָ֑רַע לזרע לזרעו לזרעך לזרעכם מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖ מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞ מִזֶּ֙רַע֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע מִזֶּ֤רַע מִזֶּ֧רַע מִזֶּ֨רַע מִזַּרְע֖וֹ מִזַּרְע֗וֹ מִזַּרְע֛וֹ מִזַּרְעָֽם׃ מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ מזרע מזרעו מזרעך מזרעם׃ ḇə·zar·‘ă·ḵā bə·zar·‘ām bə·zar·‘ōw ḇəzar‘ăḵā bəzar‘ām bəzar‘ōw bezarAm bezarO haz·zā·ra‘ haz·ze·ra‘ hazZara hazzāra‘ hazZera hazzera‘ kə·ze·ra‘ keZera kəzera‘ kiz·ra‘- kizra kizra‘- lə·zā·ra‘ lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā lə·zar·‘ă·ḵem lə·zar·‘ōw lə·ze·ra‘ ləzar‘ăḵā ləzar‘ăḵem ləzar‘ōw leZara ləzāra‘ leZaracha lezaraChem lezarO leZera ləzera‘ miz·zar·‘ă·ḵā miz·zar·‘ām miz·zar·‘ōw miz·ze·ra‘ mizzar‘ăḵā mizzar‘ām mizzar‘ōw mizzaraCha mizzarAm mizzarO mizZera mizzera‘ ū·ḇə·zar·‘ă·ḵā ū·ḇə·zar·‘e·ḵā ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā ū·lə·zar·‘ām ū·lə·zar·‘e·ḵā ū·lə·zar·‘ōw ū·miz·zar·‘ă·ḵā ū·miz·zar·‘ōw ū·miz·ze·ra‘ ūḇəzar‘ăḵā ūḇəzar‘eḵā ūləzar‘ăḵā ūləzar‘ām ūləzar‘eḵā ūləzar‘ōw ulezaraCha ulezarAm ulezarEcha ulezarO ulzaraCha ūmizzar‘ăḵā ūmizzar‘ōw umizzaraCha umizzarO umizZera ūmizzera‘ uvezaraCha uvezarEcha vaZera vehaalmaNah vezaraCha vezarAm vezareCh vezarEcha vezareiChem vezarO vezeRa wā·ze·ra‘ wāzera‘ wə·hā·’al·mā·nāh wə·zar·‘ă·ḵā wə·zar·‘ām wə·zar·‘e·ḵā wə·zar·‘ê·ḵem wə·zar·‘êḵ wə·zar·‘ōw wə·ze·ra‘ wəhā’almānāh wəzar‘ăḵā wəzar‘ām wəzar‘êḵ wəzar‘eḵā wəzar‘êḵem wəzar‘ōw wəzera‘ zā·ra‘ zar‘āh zar‘ăḵā zar‘ăḵem zar‘ām zar‘êḵ zar‘eḵā zar‘î zar‘ōw zar‘ōw- zar·‘ă·ḵā zar·‘ă·ḵem zar·‘āh zar·‘ām zar·‘e·ḵā zar·‘êḵ zar·‘î zar·‘ōw zar·‘ōw- Zara zāra‘ zaraCha zaraChem zarAh zarAm zarEch zarEcha zarI zarO Zarom zarov ze·ra‘ Zera zera‘