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Job 31:8
“Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זָרַעzâraʻ · zaw-rah'
H2232 · Hebrew
H2232 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
- Grammar
- אֶ֭זְרְעָה — verb Qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 56 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:12Genesis 1:29Genesis 1:29Genesis 26:12
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 זָרַע 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.