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צַמֶּרֶת H6788

H6788 is the Hebrew word צַמֶּרֶת, transliterated tsammereth and said tsam-meh'-reth. The King James Version most often renders it top.

Word: צַמֶּרֶתTransliteration: tsammerethSaid: tsam-meh'-rethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

fleeciness, i.e. foliage.

Where it comes from

from the same as H6785 (צֶמֶר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

top 3×highest branch 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: highest branch, top.

Verses using צַמֶּרֶת

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Ezekiel 17:3 · KJV

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

Ezekiel 17:22 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:

Ezekiel 31:3 · KJV

Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

Ezekiel 31:10 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

Ezekiel 31:14 · KJV

To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6788 mean?

H6788 is the Hebrew word צַמֶּרֶת (tsammereth), meaning fleeciness, i.e. foliage.

How is H6788 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it top (3 times), highest branch (2 times).

How many times does H6788 appear in the Bible?

צַמֶּרֶת (tsammereth) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6788 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as H6785 (צֶמֶר).

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