What does צָמַח · ἀνατέλλω mean in the Bible?
צָמַח · ἀνατέλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sprout, grow".
Hebrew · H6779, G393
Tsamach
To sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) · to (cause to) arise
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צָמַחH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Pronunciationṣāmaḥ
Organic growth from the ground up—literal vegetation or figurative flourishing of people, dynasties, messianic promise.
Open lexicon entry →ἀνατέλλωG393to (cause to) arise
Pronunciationanatéllō
Open lexicon entry →What does tsamach (tsamach) mean in the Bible?
צָמַח · ἀνατέλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sprout, grow".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6779, G393?
H6779, G393 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to sprout, grow
Source Gloss
to sprout, grow
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms25
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action10×
ImperfectDeut 29:22 · Gen 3:18 · Isa 45:8 · Isa 61:11 · Ezek 29:21 · Jer 33:15 · Ps 132:17 · 2Sam 23:59×
Participle activePs 104:141×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense12×
ImperfectGen 2:5 · Job 5:6 · Zech 6:12 · Isa 43:19 · Isa 58:8 · Ps 85:12 · Isa 42:9 · Job 8:198×
Participle activeEccl 2:6 · Gen 41:6 · Gen 41:233×
PerfectLev 13:371×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action3×
Imperfect1Chr 19:5 · 2Sam 10:52×
PerfectEzek 16:71×
Word Origins
tsamach is a primitive root - no further derivation.