צֶמַח
tsemach · tseh'-makh
a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6779 (צָמַח);
a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: branch, bud, that which (where) grew (upon), spring(-ing).
Letters
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect
To pursue the straight path of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צֶמַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and that which grew1 · 8%
- the springing1 · 8%
- shall the branch1 · 8%
- her bud1 · 8%
- branch1 · 8%
- will i cause the branch1 · 8%
- as the bud1 · 8%
- of her spring1 · 8%
- where it grew1 · 8%
- the bud1 · 8%
- the branch1 · 8%
- is the branch1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.