צֶמַחtsemach
sprout, growth
Pronunciation: tseh'-makh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6780
Meanings
1. sprouting, growth (Genesis 19:25; Ezekiel 16:7; Isaiah 61:11)
2. process of growth (Ezekiel 17:10)
3. future ruler, under figure of sprout from Davidic tree (Psalms 132:17; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 19:25 He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.
- Psalms 65:10 You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.
- Isaiah 4:2 But in that day, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious; the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of all who survive in Israel.
- Isaiah 61:11 The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world. Everyone will praise him! His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, with plants springing up everywhere.
- Jeremiah 23:5 “For the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
- Jeremiah 33:15 “In those days and at that time I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
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).