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
Indonesian
benih
Bengali
বীজ
Tagalog
binhi
Swahili
mbegu
Amharic
ዘር
Yoruba
irugbin
Igbo
mkpụrụ
Twi
aba
Ewe
nuku

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Result
זֶ֙ + רַע֙
ze + ra
zera

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    ZE-ra

  2. phraseyour reading level

    E-sev ma-ze-RI-a ZE-ra

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.