זְמוֹרָהzᵉmôwrâh

branch, twig, shoot (Numbers 13:23; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 15:2; Isaiah 17:10; Nahum 2:3)

Pronunciation: zem-o-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2156

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 13:23 When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs.
  • Isaiah 17:10 Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you. You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you. So you may plant the finest grapevines and import the most expensive seedlings.
  • Ezekiel 8:17 “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger?
  • Ezekiel 15:2 “Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?
  • Nahum 2:2 Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah, the Lord will restore its honor. Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches, but he will restore its splendor.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).