Lexical Definition

‎צָמַח‎ tsâmach (tsaw-makh') to spring ^H:V
a primitive root

bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).

• to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

1) to sprout, spring up, grow up
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to sprout, spring up
1a1a) of plants
1a1b) of hair
1a1c) of speech (fig.)
1b) (Piel) to grow abundantly or thickly
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to grow
1c2) to cause to sprout

See Greek: ἀνατέλλω · βλαστάνω · ἐξανατέλλω · φύω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צָמַח‎ verb sprout, spring up (Late Hebrew id., so ᵑ7 ‎צְמַח‎; Sir. spring or shine forth, shining, also sprout; Phoenician ‎צמח‎ posterity); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎צָֽמַחבּֿוֺ‎ Lev 13:37 3 plural ‎וְצָֽמְחוּ‎ consecutive Isa 44:4 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִצְמַח‎ Job 5:6, 3 feminine plural ‎תִּצְמַחְנָה‎ Isa 42:9, etc.; Participle ‎צֹמֵחַ‎ Exod 10:5, ‎צוֺמֵחַ‎ Eccl 2:6 feminine plural ‎צֹמְחוֺת‎ Gen 41:6; Gen 41:23 — sprout, spring up:

1. of plants, trees, etc. Gen 2:5; Exod 10:5 (both J), Gen 41:6; Gen 41:23 (E), Ezek 17:6 (in figurative); once (late) ‎יַעַר‎ ‎צוֺמֵחַ עֵצִים‎ Eccl 2:6 wood sprouting with trees (full of growing trees); figurative of future ruler (see ‎צֶמַח‎) Zech 6:12, posterity Isa 44:4, compare Job 8:19, trouble(‎עָמָל‎) Isa 5:6,truth (‎אֱמֶת‎) Ps 85:12*, restoration (‎אֲרֻכָֽתְךָ‎) Isa 58:8, future events Isa 42:9.

2. of hair Lev 13:37 (P; compare Pi`el). Pi`el grow abunduntly, always of hair; — Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎צִמֵּחַ‎ Ezek 16:7 (in figurative): Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִצַמַּח‎ 2Sam 10:5 = 1Chr 19:5 (of beard); Infinitive construct ‎לְצַמֵּחַ‎ Judg 16:22 (Samson's hair). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎וְהִצְמִיחָהּ‎ Isa 55:10 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יַצְמִיחַ‎ 2Sam 23:5; Isa 61:1l, ‎וַיַּצְמַח‎ Gen 2:9, etc.; Infinitive construct ‎לְהַצְמִיחַ‎ Job 38:27 Participle ‎מַצְמִיחַ‎ Ps 104:14; Ps 147:8 —

1. cause to grow, with accusative of plant, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ Gen 2:9; Ps 104:14, compare Job 38:27, with 2 accusative Ps 147:8 who causeth mountains to sprout grass; figurative, object ‎צֶמַח צְדָקָה‎ Jer 33:15 horn (‎קֶרֶן‎) of Israel Ezek 29:21, of David Ps 132:17 righteousness, etc. Isa 61:11b; compare also 2Sam 23:5 (if interrogative, see Dr Bu; otherwise HPS); subject ground Gen 3:18 compare Isa 61:11a (simile), Deut 29:22* (object omitted); also (figurative) Isa 45:8 (compare Di Kit).

2. of rain, cause the earth to sprout (absolute), Isa 55:10.

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