צֶמַח tsemach
Hebrew word for “branch” · Strong’s H6780 · used 12 times in 12 verses
Meaning
1) sprout, growth, branch; 1a) sprouting, growth, sprout; 1b) growth (of process); 1c) sprout, shoot (of Messiah from Davidic tree)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsemach in context, with how often each is used:
- growth 6
- branch 5
- like the growth 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 17 (2), Genesis 19 (1), Psalms 65 (1), Isaiah 4 (1), Isaiah 61 (1), Jeremiah 23 (1), Jeremiah 33 (1), Ezekiel 16 (1), Hosea 8 (1), Zechariah 3 (1)
Forms
- צמח 6
- צמחה 4
- וצמח 1
- כצמח 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsemach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- צָמַח tsamach “to spring” 4
- צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 3
- יָבֵשׁ yavesh “to wither” 2
- צָלֵחַ tsalech “to prosper” 2
- פְּרִי peri “fruit” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 3
- יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 2
- רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 2
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 2
- אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 2
- גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 2
- הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 2
Key verses
The verses using tsemach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 19:25 — And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
- Psalms 65:10 — Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
- Isaiah 4:2 — In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of…
- Isaiah 61:11 — For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and…
- Jeremiah 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and…
- Jeremiah 33:15 — In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
- Ezekiel 16:7 — I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are…
- Ezekiel 17:9 — Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in…
- Ezekiel 17:10 — Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
- Hosea 8:7 — For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow…
- Zechariah 3:8 — Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the…
- Zechariah 6:12 — And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he…
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.