Tsâmach — H6779

H6779 · Hebrew — צמח

Pronunciation: tsaw-makh'

Definition

verb

to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

  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

Usually translated as

spring, grow, bud, bear, bring forth

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâmach occurs 33 times in 32 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Job (3), Psalms (4), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T