Definition
from an unused root meaning to cut down (trees); the trunk or stump of a tree (as felled or as planted)
Traditional renderings: stem, stock.
Traditional renderings: stem, stock.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גֶּ֫זַע:
- ῥίζαrhiza“root”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Job 14:8גִּזְעֽוֹ׃ · and its stumpIf its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
- Isaiah 11:1מִגֵּ֣זַע · from the stumpThen a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 40:24גִּזְעָ֑ם · have their stemsNo sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.