Words the Bible translates as plant
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 9 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- speirōσπείρωto sow: to scatter seed onto the ground so that it can take root and grow.
- phuteuōφυτεύωto plant: to set a vine, tree, or seedling into the ground so that it takes root and grows there.
- nataנָטַעto plant: to drive a tree, vine, or seedling into the ground so it takes root and grows
- zaraזָרַעto sow: to scatter seed on prepared ground so that a crop will grow
+1 more meaning
- to yield or produce seed, and so for a woman to conceive
- esevעֵשֶׂבthe green, seed-bearing plants of the ground: herbs, low growth, and field crops, as opposed to trees
- lachanonλάχανονa cultivated edible garden plant; a vegetable or pot-herb grown for food
- phuteiaφυτείαplantnot studied yet
- qiqavonקִיקָיוֹןa broad-leaved bush that shoots up fast and casts shade, most likely the castor-oil plant
- nati'aנָטִיעַplantnot studied yet
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