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זָרַע H2232
H2232 is the Hebrew word זָרַע, transliterated zâraʻ and said zaw-rah'. The King James Version most often renders it sow.
What it means
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 48 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
Verses using זָרַע
The first 40 of 52 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:11 · KJV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:12 · KJV
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:29 · KJV
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis 26:12 · KJV
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
Genesis 47:23 · KJV
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
Exodus 23:10 · KJV
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Exodus 23:16 · KJV
And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Leviticus 11:37 · KJV
And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
Leviticus 12:2 · KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
Leviticus 19:19 · KJV
Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
Leviticus 25:3 · KJV
Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
Leviticus 25:4 · KJV
But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
Leviticus 25:11 · KJV
A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
Leviticus 25:20 · KJV
And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
Leviticus 25:22 · KJV
And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
Leviticus 26:16 · KJV
I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Numbers 5:28 · KJV
And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
Deuteronomy 11:10 · KJV
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
Deuteronomy 21:4 · KJV
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
Deuteronomy 22:9 · KJV
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
Deuteronomy 29:23 · KJV
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Judges 6:3 · KJV
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
Judges 9:45 · KJV
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
2 Kings 19:29 · KJV
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
Job 4:8 · KJV
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 31:8 · KJV
Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
Psalm 97:11 · KJV
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalm 107:37 · KJV
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Psalm 126:5 · KJV
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Proverbs 11:18 · KJV
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Proverbs 22:8 · KJV
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 · KJV
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:6 · KJV
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Isaiah 17:10 · KJV
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
Isaiah 28:24 · KJV
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
Isaiah 30:23 · KJV
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Isaiah 32:20 · KJV
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Isaiah 37:30 · KJV
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
Isaiah 40:24 · KJV
Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Isaiah 55:10 · KJV
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Common questions
What does Strong's H2232 mean?
H2232 is the Hebrew word זָרַע (zâraʻ), meaning to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.
How is H2232 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sow (23 times), sown (9 times), yielding (3 times), sowed (2 times), hast sown (2 times), among others.
How many times does H2232 appear in the Bible?
זָרַע (zâraʻ) is tagged in 52 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2232 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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