Tsemah Junction (Hebrew:צומת צמח,Tzomet Tzemach) is a road junction at the southern tip of theSea of Galilee, whereHighway 90 continues along the western shore of the lake towardsTiberias, whileHighway 92 splits off to follow the eastern shore. A few kilometres to the eastHighway 98 branches off Highway 92 and climbs up to theGolan Heights plateau.^{[citation needed]}

According toStrong's Concordance, theHebrew wordtsemach signifies 'branch','sprout' or 'shoot', also being used in ametaphorical way "to denote growth, new beginnings, or a future hope", in theHebrew Bible often symbolising the anticipated coming of theMessiah, a "sprout" from the line of David.^[1]

Until 1948, the Arab village ofSamakh was situated at this location. In 1920, theZionist "Labor Brigade" (Hebrew:Gdud HaAvoda) paved the road from Tiberias to Tzemah.^[2] Until that date, Samakh's only direct connection to Tiberias had been by boat.^{[citation needed]}

Currently, theTzemach regional center [he] is developing around the road junction.

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