Genesis 1:12:6Gen.1.12.W6PAT
זֶ֙רַע֙
zera
“seed”
- Transliteration
- ZE-ra
- Extended
- ZEH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seed
- French
- semence
- Spanish
- semilla
- Portuguese
- semente
- German
- Samen
- Russian
- семя
- Arabic-Simplified
- بِذْر
- Hindi
- बीज
- Chinese-Simplified
- 种子
- Korean
- 씨
- Indonesian
- benih
- Bengali
- বীজ
- Tagalog
- binhi
- Swahili
- mbegu
- Amharic
- ዘር
- Yoruba
- irugbin
- Igbo
- mkpụrụ
- Twi
- aba
- Ewe
- nuku
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-ra
- phraseyour reading level
E-sev ma-ze-RI-a ZE-ra
- clause
va-to-TSE ha-A-rets DE-she E-sev ma-ze-RI-a ZE-ra le-mi-NE-hu ve-ETS o-se-pe-RI a-SHER zar-o-VO le-mi-NE-hu
- sentence
va-to-TSE ha-A-rets DE-she E-sev ma-ze-RI-a ZE-ra le-mi-NE-hu ve-ETS o-se-pe-RI a-SHER zar-o-VO le-mi-NE-hu va-YAR e-lo-HIM ki-TOV
In context — Genesis 1:12
the earth {And it} brought forth vegetation plants yielding seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit that have their seed in them according to their kinds God {And He} saw that it was good
About this coordinate
Genesis 1:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 1:12, so the Hebrew word זֶ֙רַע֙ (zera) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.1.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.1.12.W6.S1) and character.