# זָרַע (zara) Israeli respelling: za-ra. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H2232. 54 Old Testament occurrences. to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify King James renderings: bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/zara-h2232 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 1:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/1/11) — And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in i… - [Genesis 1:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/1/12) — And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his… - [Genesis 1:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/1/29) — And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is th… - [Genesis 26:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/26/12) — Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. - [Genesis 47:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/47/23) — Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow… - [Exodus 23:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/10) — And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: - [Exodus 23:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/16) — And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the… - [Leviticus 11:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/11/37) — And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. - [Leviticus 12:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/12/2) — Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; acco… - [Leviticus 19:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/19/19) — Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neithe… - [Leviticus 25:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/25/3) — Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; - [Leviticus 25:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/25/4) — But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy v… - [Leviticus 25:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/25/11) — A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in… - [Leviticus 25:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/25/20) — And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: - [Leviticus 25:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/25/22) — And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. - [Leviticus 26:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/26/16) — I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and caus… - [Numbers 5:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/5/28) — And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. - [Deuteronomy 11:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/11/10) — For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and w… - [Deuteronomy 21:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/21/4) — And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heif… - [Deuteronomy 22:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/22/9) — Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defil… - [Deuteronomy 29:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/29/23) — And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like… - [Judges 6:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/6/3) — And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up again… - [Judges 9:45](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/45) — And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and… - [2 Kings 19:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/29) — And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth o… - [Job 4:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/4/8) — Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. - [Job 31:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/31/8) — Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. - [Psalms 97:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/97/11) — Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. - [Psalms 107:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/107/37) — And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. - [Psalms 126:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/126/5) — They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. - [Proverbs 11:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/11/18) — The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. - [Proverbs 22:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/22/8) — He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. - [Ecclesiastes 11:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/11/4) — He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. - [Ecclesiastes 11:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/11/6) — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, o… - [Isaiah 17:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/17/10) — Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant ple… - [Isaiah 28:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/28/24) — Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? - [Isaiah 30:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/30/23) — Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat… - [Isaiah 32:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/32/20) — Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. - [Isaiah 37:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/30) — And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same:… - [Isaiah 40:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/40/24) — Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon… - [Isaiah 55:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/55/10) — For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud… - [Jeremiah 2:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/2/2) — Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals,… - [Jeremiah 4:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/4/3) — For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. - [Jeremiah 12:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/12/13) — They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your reve… - [Jeremiah 31:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/31/27) — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed o… - [Jeremiah 35:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/35/7) — Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live m… - [Jeremiah 50:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/16) — Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn e… - [Ezekiel 36:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/36/9) — For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: - [Hosea 2:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/2/23) — And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not… - [Hosea 8:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/8/7) — For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the stran… - [Hosea 10:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/10/12) — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righ… - [Micah 6:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/6/15) — Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt no… - [Nahum 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/1/14) — And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the gr… - [Haggai 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/haggai/1/6) — Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but ther… - [Zechariah 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/10/9) — And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.