Word Study · Strong's H2156 · Hebrew
זְמוֹרָה
zemorah
zem-o-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: zᵉmôwrâh
“a twig (as pruned)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a twig (as pruned)
Rendered in the KJV as
vine, branch, slip.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- הַזְּמוֹרָ֖ה1
- הַזְּמוֹרָ֕ה1
- וּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖ם1
- וּזְמֹ֥רַת1
- זְמוֹרָה֙1
How it is rendered · 5
- a branch1
- and [the] vine branch of1
- and branches their1
- the branch1
- the vine branch1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcfsa · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 8:17הַזְּמוֹרָ֖הhazemorahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!here: the branch
- Ezekiel 15:2הַזְּמוֹרָ֕הhazemorahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?here: the vine branch