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זֶרַע
zeraʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H2233 · 229 occurrences
The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “child”
What it means
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
from H2232 (זָרַע);
How the KJV renders it
child, fruitful, seed, sowingtime
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“child”
“seed”
“fruitful”
also renders karpophóros (G2593)
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
- What does Malachi 3:10 mean about the tithe?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
- Does the Bible teach predestination?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
229 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 16:13 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 17:11 HNcmsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 2:33 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 11:14 HR/Ncmsc1 Kings 11:39 HNcmsc1 Kings 18:32 HNcmsa1 Samuel 1:11 HNcmsc1 Samuel 2:20 HNcmsa1 Samuel 8:15 HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp1 Samuel 20:42 HNcmsc/Sp1cs1 Samuel 24:21 HNcmsc/Sp1cs2 Chronicles 20:7 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 22:10 HNcmsc2 Kings 5:27 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms2 Kings 11:1 HNcmsc2 Kings 17:20 HNcmsc2 Kings 25:25 HR/Ncmsc2 Samuel 4:8 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 7:12 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Samuel 22:51 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3msAmos 9:13 HTd/NcmsaDaniel 1:3 HC/R/NcmscDaniel 9:1 HR/NcmscDeuteronomy 1:8 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 4:37 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 10:15 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 11:9 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 11:10 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 14:22 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 22:9 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 28:38 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 28:46 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 28:59 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 30:6 HNcmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 30:19 HC/Ncmsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 31:21 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 34:4 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msEcclesiastes 11:6 HNcmsc/Sp2msEsther 6:13 HR/NcmscEsther 9:27 HNcmsc/Sp3mpEsther 9:28 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mpEsther 9:31 HNcmsc/Sp3mpEsther 10:3 HNcmsc/Sp3msExodus 16:31 HR/NcmscExodus 28:43 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3msExodus 30:21 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3msExodus 32:13 HNcmsc/Sp2mpExodus 33:1 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msEzekiel 17:5 HNcmsaEzekiel 17:13 HR/NcmscEzekiel 20:5 HR/NcmscEzekiel 43:19 HR/NcmscEzekiel 44:22 HR/NcmscEzra 2:59 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mpEzra 9:2 HNcmscGenesis 1:11 HNcmsaGenesis 1:12 HNcmsaGenesis 1:29 HNcmsaGenesis 3:15 HNcmsc/Sp2msGenesis 4:25 HNcmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.