Words the Bible translates as blossom
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- paraḥפָּרַחto bud, sprout, or blossom; to burst into growth, and so to thrive
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- to fly
- peraḥפֶּרַחa blossom or flower: the bloom of a plant, and by extension a flower-shaped ornament in metal or carving
- tsitsצִיץa blossom: the open flower of a plant, whether growing, carved as ornament, or held up as the picture of what withers fast
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- the gold plate fastened to the front of the high priest's turban, engraved with the words "Holy to the LORD"
- a word of unrecovered sense in a single line about Moab, read by older translations as "wings"
- tsutsצוּץto blossom: to break into flower, and so to burst into growth that everyone can see
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- to peer: to look out through a narrow gap or opening
- semadarסְמַדֵרthe grapevine in blossom: the vine at the brief, faintly fragrant moment its flowers open, before any grape has formed
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