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Lexicon :: Strong's H6779 - ṣāmaḥ

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צָמַח
Transliteration
ṣāmaḥ
Pronunciation
tsaw-makh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1928

Strong’s Definitions

צָמַח tsâmach, tsaw-makh'; a primitive root; to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H6779 in the following manner: grow (13x), spring forth (6x), spring up (4x), grow up (2x), bring forth (2x), bud (2x), spring out (2x), beareth (1x), bud forth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H6779 in the following manner: grow (13x), spring forth (6x), spring up (4x), grow up (2x), bring forth (2x), bud (2x), spring out (2x), beareth (1x), bud forth (1x).

  1. to sprout, spring up, grow up

    1. (Qal)

      1. to sprout, spring up

        1. of plants

        2. of hair

        3. of speech (fig.)

    2. (Piel) to grow abundantly or thickly

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to grow

      2. to cause to sprout

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָמַח tsâmach, tsaw-makh'; a primitive root; to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
STRONGS H6779: Abbreviations
† צָמַח verb sprout, spring up (Late Hebrew id., so Targum צְמַח; Sir. bdb085505 spring or shine forth, bdb085506 shining, also sprout; Phoenician צמח posterity); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צָֽמַחבּֿוֺ Leviticus 13:37; 3rd person plural וְצָֽמְחוּ consecutive Isaiah 44:4; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִצְמַח Job 5:6, 3rd person feminine plural תִּצְמַחְנָה Isaiah 42:9, etc.; Participle צֹמֵחַ Exodus 10:5, צוֺמֵחַ Ecclesiastes 2:6; feminine plural צֹמְחוֺת Genesis 41:6, 23; — sprout, spring up:
1. of plants, trees, etc. Genesis 2:5; Exodus 10:5 (both J), Genesis 41:6, 23 (E), Ezekiel 17:6 (in figurative); once (late) יַעַר צוֺמֵחַ עֵצִים Ecclesiastes 2:6 wood sprouting with trees (full of growing trees); figurative of future ruler (see צֶמַח) Zechariah 6:12, posterity Isaiah 44:4, compare Job 8:19, trouble(עָמָל) Isaiah 5:6, truth (אֱמֶת) Psalm 85:12, restoration (אֲרֻכָֽתְךָ) Isaiah 58:8, future events Isaiah 42:9.
2. of hair Leviticus 13:37 (P; compare Pi.).
Pi. grow abunduntly, always of hair; — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צִמֵּחַ Ezekiel 16:7 (in figurative): Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִצַמַּח 2 Samuel 10:5 = 1 Chronicles 19:5 (of beard); Infinitive construct לְצַמֵּחַ Judges 16:22 (Samson's hair).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וְהִצְמִיחָהּ Isaiah 55:10 Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַצְמִיחַ 2 Samuel 23:5; Isaiah 61: וַיַּצְמַח Genesis 2:9, etc.; Infinitive construct לְהַצְמִיחַ Job 38:27; Participle מַצְמִיחַ Psalm 104:14; Psalm 147:8; —
1. cause to grow, with accusative of plant, subject י׳ Genesis 2:9; Psalm 104:14, compare Job 38:27, with 2 accusative Psalm 147:8 who causeth mountains to sprout grass; figurative, object צֶמַח צְדָקָה Jeremiah 33:15; horn (קֶרֶן) of Israel Ezekiel 29:21, of David Psalm 132:17; righteousness, etc. Isaiah 61:11b; compare also 2 Samuel 23:5 (if interrogative, see Dr Bu; otherwise HPS); subject ground Genesis 3:18 compare Isaiah 61:11a (simile), Deuteronomy 29:22 (object omitted); also (figurative) Isaiah 45:8 (compare Di Kit).
2. of rain, cause the earth to sprout (absolute), Isaiah 55:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:5; 2:9; 2:9; 3:18; 41:6; 41:6; 41:23; 41:23

Exodus

10:5; 10:5

Leviticus

13:37; 13:37

Deuteronomy

29:22

Judges

16:22

2 Samuel

10:5; 23:5; 23:5

1 Chronicles

19:5

Job

5:6; 8:19; 38:27; 38:27

Psalms

85:12; 104:14; 104:14; 132:17; 147:8; 147:8

Ecclesiastes

2:6; 2:6

Isaiah

5:6; 42:9; 42:9; 44:4; 44:4; 45:8; 55:10; 55:10; 58:8; 61; 61:11; 61:11

Jeremiah

33:15

Ezekiel

16:7; 17:6; 29:21

Zechariah

6:12

H6779

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Strong's Number H6779 matches the Hebrew צָמַח (ṣāmaḥ),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:5 - When no bush of the field[fn] was yet in the land[fn] and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:9 - And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:18 - thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
and you shall eat the plants of the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:6 - And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:23 - Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:5 - and they shall cover the face of the land, so that no one can see the land. And they shall eat what is left to you after the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours that grows in the field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - the whole land burned out with brimstone and salt, nothing sown and nothing growing, where no plant can sprout, an overthrow like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger and wrath—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:22 - But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5 - When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5 - “For does not my house stand so with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:5 - and they departed. When David was told concerning the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:6 - For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:19 - Behold, this is the joy of his way,
and out of the soil others will spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground sprout with grass?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11 - Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:14 - You cause the grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth food from the earth

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:8 - He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:6 - I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:9 - Behold, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:19 - Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:4 - They shall spring up among the grass
like willows by flowing streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - “Shower, O heavens, from above,
and let the clouds rain down righteousness;
let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit;
let the earth cause them both to sprout;
I the LORD have created it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 - “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8 - Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up speedily;
your righteousness shall go before you;
the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:11 - For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
to sprout up before all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:15 - In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:7 - I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:21 - “On that day I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:12 - And say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD.
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