H2233
Seed
זֶרַע (zera)
Offspring, descendants, and the promised line — the carrier of God's covenant purposes.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: ZEH-rah
Definition
Zera is the Hebrew word for seed, meaning offspring, descendants, or the grain sown in a field. It is one of the Bible's most important theological terms, tracing God's promise from Eve's seed through Abraham's descendants to Christ.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Genesis 3:15
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”Read in context
Galatians 3:16
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”Read in context
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