What does זֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
e. a span".
Hebrew · H2239
זֶרֶת
The spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
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זֶרֶתH2239
What does זֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
זֶרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2239?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a span (3), a span (2), span (1), with the span of his hand? (1).
Where does זֶרֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (4), 1 Samuel (1), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand a span3×Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4
a span2×Exodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9
span1×Ezekiel 43:13
with the span of his hand?1×Isaiah 40:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:16זֶ֥רֶתtoa spanNoun - feminine singularExodus 28:16וְזֶ֥רֶתtoand a spanConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularExodus 39:9זֶ֧רֶתtoa spanNoun - feminine singularExodus 39:9וְזֶ֥רֶתtoand a spanConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1 Samuel 17:4וָזָֽרֶת׃toand a spanConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 40:12בַּזֶּ֣רֶתtowith the span of his hand?Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularEzekiel 43:13זֶ֣רֶתtospanNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 28:16
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Exodus41 Samuel1Isaiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
וְזֶ֥רֶת2xwə·ze·reṯExodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9
בַּזֶּ֣רֶת1xbaz·ze·reṯIsaiah 40:12
וָזָֽרֶת׃1xwā·zā·reṯ1 Samuel 17:4
זֶ֥רֶת1xze·reṯExodus 28:16
זֶ֧רֶת1xze·reṯExodus 39:9
זֶ֣רֶת1xze·reṯEzekiel 43:13
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular3xExodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4
Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 28:16, Exodus 39:9
Noun - feminine singular construct1xEzekiel 43:13
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 40:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
Source Gloss
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span BDB: span Usage: span.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זֶרֶת is built from this root: