H6780 צֶמַח (tsemach) tseh'-makh

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

branch

Strong's Definition

tsemach tseh'-makh From H6779; a sprout (usually concretely), literally or figuratively: - branch, bud, that which (where) grew (upon), spring (-ing). LXX related word(s) G395 anatole G438 anthos G2479 ischus

Derivation: from H6779 (צָמַח);

KJV Usage: branch, bud, that which (where) grew (upon), spring(-ing).

TWOT Reference: 1928a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) sprout, growth, branch

1a) sprouting, growth, sprout

1b) growth (of process)

1c) sprout, shoot (of Messiah from Davidic tree)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G395 G438 G2479

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צֶ֫מַח (tse.mach) — branch. 1) sprout, growth, branch 1a) sprouting, growth, sprout 1b) growth (of process) 1c) sprout, shoot (of Messiah from Davidic tree)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צֶמַח (H6780)

noun m · צמח

Stage

sprout, growth, vegetation = process by which new growth comes up, either springing from the ground or from part of an existing plant, and starts growing; ≈ sometimes extended to denote the coming into existence of people, conditions, or activities

GEN 19:25 · PSA 65:11 · ISA 61:11 · EZK 16:7 · EZK 17:9 · EZK 17:10

Plants

ear (of grain) = uppermost part ◄ of a grain plant, ► which contains the seeds

HOS 8:7

People

sprout, branch literally: sprout; hence: = a new member of a royal dynasty, ◄ compared to a new branch that sprouts from a tree

ISA 4:2 · JER 23:5 · JER 33:15 · ZEC 3:8 · ZEC 6:12

¹ ISA 4:2 Some scholars question the possible messianic and thus figurative interpretation here because of the parallel "fruit of the land."

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צֶ֫מַח n.m. sprout, growth base

Bible Occurrences (12)

19:25

65:10

4:2 61:11

23:5 33:15

16:7 17:9 17:10

8:7

3:8 6:12

Genesis 19:25

Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

Isaiah 4:2

On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 33:15

In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Ezekiel 16:7

I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became... very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

Ezekiel 17:9

So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage... will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.

Ezekiel 17:10

Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither... when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.