Original Language Studio
Genesis 32:32
“Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2224 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּֽזְרַֽח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 22:2Deuteronomy 33:2Judges 9:332 Samuel 23:42 Kings 3:22
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 זָרַח 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.