Hebrew word · Strong's H2233

זֶרַע

zeraʻ · zeh'-rah · noun · “seed, offspring”

In a sentence

Zera means seed — physical seed and, by extension, descendants and offspring. The promised “seed” of the woman, of Abraham, and of David runs through the Bible to Christ.

Zera is the seed sown in the ground and the seed of generations to come. God’s promises ride on it: a “seed” of the woman who will crush the serpent (Genesis 3:15); a “seed” of Abraham through whom all nations are blessed.

Paul reads these promises as climaxing in Christ — “the seed (sperma) … who is Christ.” The Bible’s family tree is not a side detail; it carries God’s saving promise to its goal.

Strong's reference

Definition: seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

KJV usage: [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”” Genesis 22:18 “And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”” Galatians 3:16 “The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.