H6780

צֶ֫מַח

tse.machH:N-M

branch

1) sprout, growth, branch 1a) sprouting, growth, sprout 1b) growth (of process) 1c) sprout, shoot (of Messiah from Davidic tree)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

צֶ֫מַח noun masculineJer 23:5 sprout, growth; — absolute ׳צ Hos 8:7 +, צֶ֑מַח Zech 3:8 construct צֶ֫מַח Gen 19:25+; suffix צִמְחָהּ Ezek 17:9 +; —

1. collective sprouting, growth, הָאֲדָמָה ׳צ Gen 19:25 (J), הַשָּׂדֶה ׳צ Ezek 16:7 (simile), compare Isa 61:11; Ps 65:11 so יהוה ׳צ Isa 4:2, ׳צ absolute Hos 8:7 growth (= foliage) of vine, ׳טַרְפֵּי צ Ezek 17:9.
2. process of growth, of vine, עֲרֻגֹת צִמְתָהּ Ezek 17:10 = the beds where it grew.
3. future ruler, under figure of sprout from Davidic tree (compare Ps 132:17) וַהֲקִמֹתִי צַדִּיק ׳לְדָוִר צ Jer 23:5 a righteous sprout, shoot, = צְדָקָה ׳אַצְמִיחַ לְדָוִד צ Jer 33:15 hence (as proper name) ׳עַבְדִּי צ Zech 3:8, of Zerubbabel שְׁמוֺ ׳אִישׁ צ Zech 6:12.


צַמִּים see צמם. צְמִיתֻת see צמת. below,


10 occurrences

Genesis (1), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (3), Hosea (1), Zechariah (1)