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Deuteronomy 28:38
“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זֶרַעzeraʻ · zeh'-rah
H2233 · Hebrew
H2233 · Hebrew
- Definition
- seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- Derivation
- from H2232 (זָרַע);
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
- Grammar
- זֶ֥רַע — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 229 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:12Genesis 1:12Genesis 1:29
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זֶרַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.