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OSHB Gen 47:23 זֶרַע (zeraˊ) Strongs=2233 Lemma=‘זֶרַע’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1701

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Other uses (23) of identical word form זֶרַע (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘זֶרַע’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[are]_offspring’, ‘[is]_seed’, ‘offspring’, ‘seed’.

GEN 1:11 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 1:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 And_ god _he/it _said let _it _sprout the_earth/land vegetation plant[s] seed which_bears _seed tree[s]_of fruit fruit producing to/for_his/its_kind which his/its_seed in_him/it on the_earth/land and_he/it _was so. (GEN_1:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout vegetation: every plant yielding seed, every fruit tree bearing its own fruit that has its seed inside it, on the earth.” Everything happened exactly as he commanded, (GEN 1:11)

GEN 1:12 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 1:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 And_she/it _produced the_earth/land vegetation plant[s] seed which_bears _seed to_his/its_kind and_tree producing fruit which his/its_seed in_him/it to_his/its_kind and_ god _he/it _saw if/because _that it_was_good. (GEN_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 so the land started producing vegetation, every plant producing its own seed, and every tree bearing fruit that has its seed inside it. And God saw that what he had done was good. (GEN 1:12)

GEN 1:29 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 1:29 word 10

OET-LV: 29 And_ god _he/it _said here I _give to/for_you(pl) DOM every _of plant which_bears _seed seed which is_on the _surface _of all _of the_earth/land and_DOM every _of the_tree which in/on/over_him/it the_fruit _of a _tree which_bears _seed seed to/for_you(pl) it _will _belong for_food. (GEN_1:29)

OET-RV: 29 Then God said, “Look, I’ve given you every plant throughout the whole earth that yields seed, and every tree that has fruit with a seed or seeds inside it. They will be yours for food, (GEN 1:29)

GEN 4:25 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 4:25 word 16

OET-LV: 25 And_ ʼĀdām _he/it _knew again DOM his/its_wife/woman and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she/it _called/named DOM his/its_name Shēt if/because he _has _appointed to_me god offspring another in _place _of Heⱱel/(Abel) if/because he/it _killed_him/it Qayin/(Cain). (GEN_4:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then Adam slept with his wife again and she bore a son and named him Shet (Seth) (which means ‘given’) because she had said, “God has given me another son in place of Hevel who was killed by Kayin.” (GEN 4:25)

GEN 7:3 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 7:3 word 9

OET-LV: 3 Also of_the _bird[s]_of the_heavens seven seven male and_female to_preserve _alive offspring on the _surface _of all _of the_earth/land. (GEN_7:3)

OET-RV: 3 as well as seven male and female pairs of every kind of flying bird in order to preserve their kinds on the earth. (GEN 7:3)

GEN 8:22 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 8:22 word 5

OET-LV: 22 Again all _of the _days _of the_earth/land seed and_harvest and_cold and_heat and_summer and_winter and_day and_night not they _will _cease. (GEN_8:22)

OET-RV: 22 As long as the earth continues to exist,
⇔ seedtime and harvest time,
⇔ cold and heat,
⇔ summer and winter,
⇔ day and night,
⇔ will never stop happening. (GEN 8:22)

GEN 38:8 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 38:8 word 11

OET-LV: 8 And_ Yəhūdāh _he/it _said to_ʼŌnān go into the _wife _of your(ms)_brother/kindred and_act _as _a _husband’s _brother _for DOM_her/it and_raise _up offspring for_your _of_brother. (GEN_38:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Yehudah said to Onan, “Go to your brother’s wife and perform your brotherly duty to her to produce children for your brother.” (GEN 38:8)

GEN 38:9 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 38:9 word 18

OET-LV: 9 And_ ʼŌnān _he/it _knew if/because _that not to_him/it it _will _belong the_offspring and_it _was if he _went into the _wife _of his/its_woman and_he _spoiled towards_land to_not to _give offspring to_his _of_brother. (GEN_38:9)

OET-RV: 9 However, Onan knew that any children wouldn’t be his, so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground so that he wouldn’t give children to his late brother. (GEN 38:9)

GEN 47:19 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB GEN 47:19 word 19

OET-LV: 19 To/for_what will _we _die to_your _two’s _of_eyes both we as _well _as land _of_our buy us and_DOM land _of_our for_food and_we _will _be we and_our _of_land slaves of_Parˊoh and_give seed so_that _we _may _live and_not we _will _die and_the_land not it _will _be _desolate. (GEN_47:19)

OET-RV: 19 Why should we die right in front of you—both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Far’oh. And give us seed so that we’ll live and not die, and so that the land won’t be barren.” (GEN 47:19)

LEV 11:37 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB LEV 11:37 word 6

OET-LV: 37 And_because/when it _will _fall any_of_their _carcass on every _of seed sowing which it _will _be _sown is_pure it. (LEV_11:37)

OET-RV: 37 If the dead body fell on some seeds that will be planted, that seed is still ‘clean’, (LEV 11:37)

LEV 11:38 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB LEV 11:38 word 5

OET-LV: 38 And_because/when it _will _be _put water on seed and_it _will _fall any_of_their _carcass on/upon/above_him/it is_unclean it to_you(pl). (LEV_11:38)

OET-RV: 38 but if the seeds are wet when the dead body falls on it, then it’s ‘unclean’ for you. (LEV 11:38)

LEV 15:32 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB LEV 15:32 word 8

OET-LV: 32 This is_the _legal_procedure_of the_one_discharging and_which it _will _go _out from_him/it a _laying _of seed to_be _unclean by_it. (LEV_15:32)

OET-RV: 32 ◙ (LEV 15:32)

LEV 19:20 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB LEV 19:20 word 7

OET-LV: 20 and_a _man if/because he _will _lie with a _woman a _laying _of seed and_she is_a _female _slave intended for_a _man and_indeed _(be _released) not she _had _been _released or freedom not it _had _been _given to/for_her/it compensation it _will _be not they _will _be _put _to _death if/because not she _had _been _given _freedom. (LEV_19:20)

OET-RV: 20 ◙ (LEV 19:20)

NUM 5:13 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB NUM 5:13 word 5

OET-LV: 13 And_ a _man _he _will _lie DOM_her/it a _laying _of seed and_it _will _be _hidden from_the _eyes _of her/its_husband/man and_she _will _be _undiscovered and_she she _has _made _herself _unclean and_a _witness there_was_not on_her and_she not she _was _caught. (NUM_5:13)

OET-RV: 13 when another man secretly has sex with her, then she becomes ‘unclean’, even though there’s no witness against her and she wasn’t caught. (NUM 5:13)

NUM 20:5 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB NUM 20:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 And_why did_you(pl)_bring _us _up from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_bring us to the_place the_evil the_this not a _place _of seed and_fig _tree and_vine and_pomegranate and_water there_is_not to_drink. (NUM_20:5)

OET-RV: 5 Why did you bring us out of Egypt to bring us to this miserable place? There’s no grain or figs, and no grapes or pomegranates. There’s not even water to drink!” (NUM 20:5)

DEU 28:38 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB DEU 28:38 word 1

OET-LV: 38 Seed much you _will _take _out the_field and_little you _will _gather if/because it_will _consume _it the_locust[s]. (DEU_28:38)

OET-RV: 38 You’ll plant a lot of seed in your fields, but only gather a small harvest because locusts will eat the crops. (DEU 28:38)

1 SAM 2:20 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:20 word 11

OET-LV: 20 And_ ˊĒlī _he _blessed DOM ʼElqānāh and_DOM his/its_wife/woman and_saying(ms) YHWH may _he _appoint to/for_yourself(m) offspring from the_woman (the)_this in _place _of the_petition which someone _asked to/for_YHWH and_they _went to_his _of_place. (SA1_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh give more children for you through this woman in place of the boy dedicated to Yahweh.” Then they’d return home. (SA1 2:20)

1 KI 18:32 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB 1 KI 18:32 word 11

OET-LV: 32 And_he _built DOM the_stones an _altar in/on_name _of YHWH and_he/it _made a _trench like_a _receptacle _of two _seahs seed around (to)_altar. (KI1_18:32)

OET-RV: 32 and used them to rebuild Yahweh’s altar. Then around the altar he made a trench large enough to hold the water to water in two drums of seed. (KI1 18:32)

PSA 22:31 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB PSA 22:31 word 1

OET-LV: 31  offspring it_will _serve _him it _will _be _recounted of_the_of_master to_generation. (PSA_22:31)

OET-RV: 31 They will come and tell about his righteousness.
⇔ They’ll tell what he’s done to people not yet born. (PSA 22:31)

ISA 53:10 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB ISA 53:10 word 10

OET-LV: 10 And_YHWH he _desired to_crush _him he _made_him_sick if it _will _make a _guilt _offering self _of_his he _will _see offspring he _will _prolong days and_the _pleasure _of YHWH in_his/its_hand it _will _prosper. (ISA_53:10)

OET-RV: ⇔  10 But Yahweh desired to crush him—
⇔ he made him sick if it would make his life a guilt offering.
⇔ He will live long and see offspring,
⇔ and Yahweh’ plans will prosper through his work. (ISA 53:10)

ISA 55:10 contextual word gloss=‘seed’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB ISA 55:10 word 19

OET-LV: 10 If/because just_as it _comes _down the_rain and_the_snow from the_heavens and_to_there not it _returns if/because (if) it _has _given _water _to DOM the_earth/land and_it_has _caused _it _to _bring _forth and_it_has _made _it _sprout and_he/it _gave seed to_sower and_bread to_eater. (ISA_55:10)

OET-RV: ⇔  10 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 55:10)

ISA 61:9 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB ISA 61:9 word 12

OET-LV: 9 And_it _will _be _known among_nations offspring _of_their and_their _of_descendants in _the_middle the_peoples all _of those _of_who_see _them they_will _recognize _them if/because _that they are_offspring whom_he _has _blessed YHWH. (ISA_61:9)

OET-RV: 9 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 61:9)

ISA 65:9 contextual word gloss=‘offspring’ possible word glosses=‘seed / offspring’ OSHB ISA 65:9 word 3

OET-LV: 9 And_I _will _bring _out from_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) offspring and_from_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) one _who _will_possess _of mountains _of_(of)_my and_they_will _take _possession _of _it ones _of_my _chosen and_my _of_servants they _will _dwell (to)_there. (ISA_65:9)

OET-RV: 9 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 65:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘זֶרַע’’ have 15 different glosses: ‘O_offspring_of’, ‘[are]_offspring’, ‘[is]_seed’, ‘[the]_offspring_of’, ‘[the]_seed_of’, ‘[was]_seed_of’, ‘[will_be]_offspring_of’, ‘[will_be]_the_offspring_of’, ‘of_the_offspring_of’, ‘offspring’, ‘offspring_of’, ‘seed’, ‘seed_of’, ‘the_offspring_of’, ‘the_seed_of’.