צָמַח

vb. sprout, spring up (NH id., so 𝔗 צְמַח; Syriac ܨܡܰܚ spring or shine forth, ܨܶܡܚܳܐ shining, also sprout; Ph. צמח posterity);— Pf. 3 ms. צָֽמַח־בּוֹ Lv 13:37; 3 pl. וְצָֽמְחוּ consec. Is 44:4; Impf. 3 ms. יִצְמַח Jb 5:6, 3 fpl. תִּצְמַחְנָה Is 42:9, etc.; Pt. צֹמֵחַ Ex 10:5, צוֹמֵחַ Ec 2:6; fpl. צֹמְחוֹת Gn 41:6, 23;—sprout, spring up: of plants, trees, etc. Gn 2:5; Ex 10:5 (both J), Gn 41:6, 23 (E), Ez 17:6 (in fig.); once (late) יַעַר צוֹמֵחַ עֵצִים Ec 2:6 wood sprouting with trees (full of growing trees); fig. of future ruler (v. צֶמַח) Zc 6:12, posterity Is 44:4, cf. Jb 8:19, trouble (עָמָל) 5:6, truth (אֱמֶת) ψ 85:12, restoration (אֲרֻכָֽתְךָ) Is 58:8, future events Is 42:9. of hair Lv 13:37 (P; cf. Pi.). grow abundantly, always of hair;—Pf. 3 ms. צִמֵּחַ Ez 16:7 (in fig.): Impf. 3 ms. יִצַמַּח 2 S 10:5 = 1 Ch 19:5 (of beard); Inf. cstr. לְצַמֵּחַ Ju 16:22 (Samson’s hair). Pf. 3 ms. sf. וְהִצְמִיחָהּ Is 55:10; Impf. 3 ms. יַצְמִיחַ 2 S 23:5; Is 61:11, וַיַּצְמַח Gn 2:9, etc.; Inf. cstr. לְהַצְמִיחַ Jb 38:27; Pt. מַצְמִיחַ ψ 104:14; 147:8;— cause to grow, c. acc. of plant, subj. י׳ Gn 2:9 ψ 104:14, cf. Jb 38:27, c. 2 acc. ψ 147:8 who causeth mts. to sprout grass; fig., obj. צֶמַח צְדָקָה Je 33:15; horn (קֶרֶן) of Isr. Ez 29:21, of David ψ 132:17; righteousness, etc. Is 61:11b; cf. also 2 S 23:5 (if interrog., v. Dr Bu; otherwise HPS); subj. ground Gn 3:18 cf. Is 61:11a (sim.), Dt 29:22 (obj. om.); also (fig.) Is 45:8 (cf. Di Kit). of rain, cause the earth to sprout (abs.), Is 55:10.