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Original Word:זָרַע
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:zara`
Pronunciation:zah-rah
Phonetic Spelling:(zaw-rah')
Definition:To sow, scatter seed
Meaning:to sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify

Word Origin:A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4687 (σπείρω, speirō) - to sow

- G4703 (σπορά, spora) - seed, sowing

Usage:The Hebrew verb "zara" primarily means "to sow" or "to scatter seed." It is used in the context of agriculture, referring to the act of planting seeds in the ground to grow crops. This term is also metaphorically used in the Bible to describe the spreading of ideas, teachings, or descendants.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and the economy. Sowing seed was a critical task that determined the success of the harvest and, consequently, the community's survival. The act of sowing was often associated with themes of faith and trust in God's provision, as farmers relied on favorable weather and divine blessing for a fruitful yield. The metaphorical use of "zara" in the Bible reflects the importance of spiritual sowing, where teachings and faith are spread to yield spiritual growth and blessings.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to sow, scatter seed
NASB Translation
conceive (1), gives birth (1), perpetuated (1), plant seed (1), scatter (1), set (1), sow (28), sowed (2), sower (2), sowing (2), sown (10), sows (2), unsown* (1), yielding (4).

I. (Late Hebrewid.; Assyrianzirû TP^{Prism vi. 15}; Arabic; Aramaic, ; Ethiopic but in Sabean DHM^{ZMG 1883, 15 and in proper name, Id. in} MV^{10, pp. 242, 983}) —

Perfect3masculine singularJudges 6:3; 1singularJeremiah 31:27; suffix consecHosea 2:25; 3pluralJeremiah 12:13; 2masculine pluralHaggai 1:6; consecutiveGenesis 47:23 2t.;ImperfectEcclesiastes 11:4;Genesis 26:12; suffixJudges 9:45; 1singular Judg 31:8; suffixZechariah 10:9, etc.;Imperative masculine singularEcclesiastes 11:6; masculine pluralHosea 10:12 2t.;InfinitiveIsaiah 28:24;Participle activeIsaiah 55:10 3t.;Proverbs 22:8;Jeremiah 50:16, etc.;Passive participlePsalm 97:11 (but on text see below); feminineJeremiah 2:2; —

literallysow:

absolutesow (seed), do one's sowingJudges 6:3;Genesis 26:12 (J),Isaiah 28:24 (after ploughing );Isaiah 37:30 =2 Kings 19:29; "" alsoMicah 6:15;Leviticus 25:11 (H),Ecclesiastes 11:4; ""Leviticus 25:20 (H); opposed toJob 31:8;Isaiah 32:20 (on construct compare Ges^{§ 130}, 1); withLeviticus 25:22; followed byHaggai 1:6 (opposed to ).

with accusative of landExodus 23:10 (J E; "" ),Genesis 47:23 (J); field ()Leviticus 25:3 ("" ), compareLeviticus 25:4;Psalm 107:37; as passive participleJeremiah 2:2 ("" ).

with accusative of seedDeuteronomy 11:10, compareDeuteronomy 22:9;Jeremiah 35:7;Leviticus 26:16 (H)Ecclesiastes 11:6; followed byJeremiah 12:13 ("" ); compare alsoExodus 23:16 (JE).

followed by 2 accusativeDeuteronomy 22:9; compareLeviticus 19:19 (H);Isaiah 30:23; also of destroyed cityJudges 9:45.

participle active as substantiveJeremiah 50:16 ("" );Isaiah 55:10 ("" ).

producing, yielding seed, with accusative of congnate meaning with verbGenesis 1:29 (twice in verse) (P), compare figurative:

sowing (planting) Israel in the landHosea 2:25 (We , object being Jezreel); on the other handZechariah 10:9.

with 2 accusative, of Yahweh's fructifying Israel and JudahJeremiah 31:27.

,Hosea 10:12 ("" );Proverbs 11:18;Jeremiah 4:3sow not in among thorns (said of a few righteous deeds amid much wickedness); especially of evil-doingHosea 8:7;Job 4:8 ("" );Proverbs 22:8.

Isaiah 17:10 (2 accusative)

Psalm 126:5 metaphor of distress followed by joy.

Psalm 97:11 read probably , Vrss Ol Hu Bae Che and others

,Perfect3feminine singular consecutiveNumbers 5:28; 2masculine plural consecutiveEzekiel 36:9;Imperfect3masculine singularNahum 1:14;Deuteronomy 21:4;Leviticus 11:37; 3feminine singularDeuteronomy 29:22; —

be sown:

subject ,Deuteronomy 29:22, compare (of )Deuteronomy 21:4; in address to ,Ezekiel 36:9.

subject ,Leviticus 11:37 (P); figurativeNahum 1:14no more of thy name be sown, in judgment against Nineveh.

be fructified, made pregnantNumbers 5:28 (P; of woman).

Perfect3pluralIsaiah 40:24 of princes and judges under figure of trees ("" , ).

Imperfect3feminine singularLeviticus 12:2;ParticipleGenesis 1:11,12; —

produce seed, of herb, with accusative of congnate meaning with verbGenesis 1:11,12; apparently denominative from ; compare of a woman, =bear a childLeviticus 12:2.

(compare Biblical Hebrew I. ); — constructDaniel 2:43seed (offspring) of men.

bear, conceive seed, set with sower, yield

A primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.

אֶ֭זְרְעָה אזרעה הַזֹּרְעִ֥ים הזרעים וְאֶזְרָעֵם֙ וְזָרַעְתִּ֗י וְזֹרְעֵ֖י וְזֹרֵ֥עַ וְנִזְרְעָ֥ה וְנִזְרַעְתֶּֽם׃ וַיִּזְרְע֣וּ וַיִּזְרַ֤ע וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם ואזרעם וזרע וזרעי וזרעתי וזרעתיה וזרעתם ויזרע ויזרעה ויזרעו ונזרעה ונזרעתם׃ זְרַ֣ע זְרַעְתֶּ֨ם זְרוּעָֽה׃ זִרְע֧וּ זִרְע֨וּ זָרְע֤וּ זָרַ֣ע זָרֻ֣עַ זֹרְעֵ֖י זֹרֵ֣עַ זֹרָ֔עוּ זוֹרֵ֙עַ֙ זוֹרֵ֣עַ זורע זרועה׃ זרע זרעו זרעי זרעתם יִזְרָ֑ע יִזְרָ֖עוּ יִזָּרֵ֑עַ יִזָּרַ֥ע יזרע יזרעו לִזְרֹ֑עַ לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ לזרע מַזְרִ֣יעַ מַזְרִ֤יעַ מזריע נִזְרָ֔ע נזרע תִּזְרְע֖וּ תִּזְרַ֖ע תִּזְרַ֣ע תִּזְרַע֙ תִּזְרָ֔ע תִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃ תִזְרַ֖ע תִזְרַ֣ע תִזְרַ֥ע תִזְרָ֔ע תִזְרָ֔עוּ תִזְרָ֙עוּ֙ תִזָּרַע֙ תַזְרִ֔יעַ תזריע תזרע תזרעו תזרענו׃ ’ez·rə·‘āh ’ezrə‘āh Ezreah haz·zō·rə·‘îm hazzōrə‘îm hazzoreIm laz·zō·rê·a‘ lazzoRea lazzōrêa‘ liz·rō·a‘ lizRoa lizrōa‘ maz·rî·a‘ mazRia mazrîa‘ niz·rā‘ nizRa nizrā‘ ṯaz·rî·a‘ tazRia ṯazrîa‘ tiz·ra‘ tiz·rā‘ ṯiz·ra‘ ṯiz·rā‘ tiz·rā·‘en·nū ṯiz·rā·‘ū tiz·rə·‘ū ṯiz·zā·ra‘ tizRa tizra‘ tizrā‘ ṯizra‘ ṯizrā‘ tizrā‘ennū ṯizrā‘ū tizraEnnu tizRau tizrə‘ū tizreU tizzaRa ṯizzāra‘ ū·zə·ra‘·tem ū·zə·ra‘·tî·hā ūzəra‘tem ūzəra‘tîhā uzeraTem uzeraTiha vaiyizRa vaiyizraEha vaiyizreU veezraEm venizraTem venizreAh vezaraTi vezoRea vezoreEi way·yiz·ra‘ way·yiz·rā·‘e·hā way·yiz·rə·‘ū wayyizra‘ wayyizrā‘ehā wayyizrə‘ū wə’ezrā‘êm wə·’ez·rā·‘êm wə·niz·ra‘·tem wə·niz·rə·‘āh wə·zā·ra‘·tî wə·zō·rə·‘ê wə·zō·rê·a‘ wənizra‘tem wənizrə‘āh wəzāra‘tî wəzōrə‘ê wəzōrêa‘ yiz·rā‘ yiz·rā·‘ū yiz·zā·ra‘ yiz·zā·rê·a‘ yizRa yizrā‘ yizrā‘ū yizRau yizzaRa yizzāra‘ yizzaRea yizzārêa‘ zā·ra‘ zā·rə·‘ū zā·ru·a‘ zaRa zāra‘ zārə‘ū zareU zaRua zārua‘ zə·ra‘ zə·ra‘·tem zə·rū·‘āh zeRa zəra‘ zəra‘tem zeraTem zərū‘āh zeruAh zir‘ū zir·‘ū zirU zō·rā·‘ū zō·rə·‘ê zō·rê·a‘ zō·w·rê·a‘ zōrā‘ū zoRau zōrə‘ê zoRea zōrêa‘ zoreEi zōwrêa‘Interlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 1:11
HEB:דֶּ֔שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ
NAS: plantsyielding seed,
KJV: the herbyielding seed,
INT: vegetation plantsyielding seed trees

Genesis 1:12
HEB:דֶּ֠שֶׁא עֵ֣שֶׂב מַזְרִ֤יעַ זֶ֙רַע֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
NAS: plantsyielding seed
KJV: [and] herbyielding seed
INT: vegetation plantsyielding seed their kind

Genesis 1:29
HEB:כָּל־ עֵ֣שֶׂב ׀ זֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַע אֲשֶׁר֙
NAS: plantyielding seed
KJV: you every herbbearing seed,
INT: every plantyielding seed which

Genesis 1:29
HEB:פְרִי־ עֵ֖ץ זֹרֵ֣עַ זָ֑רַע לָכֶ֥ם
NAS: has fruityielding seed;
KJV: of a treeyielding seed;
INT: has fruit treeyielding seed shall be

Genesis 26:12
HEB: וַיִּזְרַ֤ע יִצְחָק֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ
NAS: Now Isaacsowed in that land
KJV: Then Isaacsowed in that land,
INT:sowed now Isaac land

Genesis 47:23
HEB:לָכֶ֣ם זֶ֔רַע וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־ הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
NAS: [here] is seedfor you, and you may sow the land.
KJV: [here is] seedfor you, and ye shall sow the land.
INT: now is seedmay sow the land

Exodus 23:10
HEB:וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים תִּזְרַ֣ע אֶת־ אַרְצֶ֑ךָ
NAS:You shall sow your land for six
KJV: yearsthou shalt sow thy land,
INT: six yearsshall sow your land and gather

Exodus 23:16
HEB:מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּזְרַ֖ע בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְחַ֤ג
NAS: [from] whatyou sow in the field;
KJV: of thy labours,which thou hast sown in the field:
INT: of your labors whatsow the field the Feast

Leviticus 11:37
HEB:זֵר֖וּעַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִזָּרֵ֑עַ טָה֖וֹר הֽוּא׃
NAS: whichis to be sown, it is clean.
KJV: seedwhich is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.
INT: sowing whichis to be sown is clean he

Leviticus 12:2
HEB:אִשָּׁה֙ כִּ֣י תַזְרִ֔יעַ וְיָלְדָ֖ה זָכָ֑ר
NAS: a womangives birth and bears
KJV: If a womanhave conceived seed, and born
INT: A woman Whengives and bears A male

Leviticus 19:19
HEB:שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־ תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד
NAS: of your cattle;you shall not sow your field
KJV: with a diverse kind:thou shalt not sow thy field
INT: your field norsow kinds A garment

Leviticus 25:3
HEB:שֵׁ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ תִּזְרַ֣ע שָׂדֶ֔ךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ
NAS: yearsyou shall sow your field,
KJV: yearsthou shalt sow thy field,
INT: Six yearsshall sow your field and six

Leviticus 25:4
HEB:שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א
NAS: to the LORD;you shall not sow your field
KJV: for the LORD:thou shalt neither sow thy field,
INT: your field norsow your vineyard nor

Leviticus 25:11
HEB:לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔עוּ וְלֹ֤א תִקְצְרוּ֙
NAS: as a jubilee;you shall not sow, nor
KJV: yearbe unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap
INT: shall have norsow nor reap

Leviticus 25:20
HEB:הֵ֚ן לֹ֣א נִזְרָ֔ע וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱסֹ֖ף
NAS: ifwe do not sow or gather
KJV: year?behold, we shall not sow, nor gather
INT: if notsow or gather

Leviticus 25:22
HEB: וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַשָּׁנָ֣ה
NAS:When you are sowing the eighth year,
KJV:And ye shall sow the eighth year,
INT:are sowing year the eighth

Leviticus 26:16
HEB:וּמְדִיבֹ֣ת נָ֑פֶשׁ וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם לָרִיק֙ זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם
NAS: to pine away;also, you will sow your seed
KJV: of heart:and ye shall sow your seed
INT: to pine the soulwill sow uselessly your seed

Numbers 5:28
HEB:הִ֑וא וְנִקְּתָ֖ה וְנִזְרְעָ֥ה זָֽרַע׃
NAS: she will then be freeand conceive children.
KJV: then she shall be free,and shall conceive seed.
INT: she will then be freeand conceive children

Deuteronomy 11:10
HEB:מִשָּׁ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּזְרַע֙ אֶֽת־ זַרְעֲךָ֔
NAS: whereyou used to sow your seed
KJV: from whence ye came out,where thou sowedst thy seed,
INT: in it whereto sow your seed and water

Deuteronomy 21:4
HEB:בּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־ שָׁ֥ם
NAS: has not been plowedor sown, and shall break
KJV: which is neither earednor sown, and shall strike off
INT: been plowed orsown and shall break there

Deuteronomy 22:9
HEB: לֹא־ תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם
NAS:You shall not sow your vineyard
KJV:Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard
INT: shall notsow your vineyard two

Deuteronomy 22:9
HEB:הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּזְרָ֔ע וּתְבוּאַ֖ת הַכָּֽרֶם׃
NAS: whichyou have sown and the increase
KJV: of thy seedwhich thou hast sown, and the fruit
INT: of the seed whichhave sown and the increase of the vineyard

Deuteronomy 29:23
HEB:אַרְצָהּ֒ לֹ֤א תִזָּרַע֙ וְלֹ֣א תַצְמִ֔חַ
KJV: [and] burning,[that] it is not sown, nor beareth,
INT: land is notsown nor beareth

Judges 6:3
HEB:וְהָיָ֖ה אִם־ זָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעָלָ֨ה
NAS: Israelhad sown, that the Midianites
KJV: And [so] it was, when Israelhad sown, that the Midianites
INT: it was whenhad sown Israel come

Judges 9:45
HEB:אֶת־ הָעִ֔יר וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ מֶֽלַח׃ פ
NAS: the cityand sowed it with salt.
KJV: the city,and sowed it with salt.
INT: razed the cityand sowed salt

56 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2232
56 Occurrences

’ez·rə·‘āh — 1 Occ.
haz·zō·rə·‘îm — 1 Occ.
laz·zō·rê·a‘ — 1 Occ.
liz·rō·a‘ — 1 Occ.
maz·rî·a‘ — 2 Occ.
niz·rā‘ — 1 Occ.
ṯaz·rî·a‘ — 1 Occ.
tiz·ra‘ — 10 Occ.
tiz·rā·‘en·nū — 1 Occ.
ṯiz·rā·‘ū — 2 Occ.
tiz·rə·‘ū — 1 Occ.
ṯiz·zā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
ū·zə·ra‘·tem — 3 Occ.
ū·zə·ra‘·tî·hā — 1 Occ.
way·yiz·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
way·yiz·rā·‘e·hā — 1 Occ.
way·yiz·rə·‘ū — 1 Occ.
wə·’ez·rā·‘êm — 1 Occ.
wə·niz·ra‘·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·niz·rə·‘āh — 1 Occ.
wə·zā·ra‘·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·zō·rê·a‘ — 1 Occ.
wə·zō·rə·‘ê — 1 Occ.
yiz·rā‘ — 1 Occ.
yiz·rā·‘ū — 1 Occ.
yiz·zā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
yiz·zā·rê·a‘ — 2 Occ.
zā·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
zā·rə·‘ū — 1 Occ.
zā·ru·a‘ — 1 Occ.
zə·ra‘ — 1 Occ.
zə·ra‘·tem — 1 Occ.
zə·rū·‘āh — 1 Occ.
zir·‘ū — 3 Occ.
zō·rā·‘ū — 1 Occ.
zō·rê·a‘ — 4 Occ.
zō·rə·‘ê — 1 Occ.