צֶאֱצָא
tse.e.tsa
offspring
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word צֶאֱצָא (tse.e.tsa) is defined as "offspring." This term encompasses a broad range of familial relationships, including children, descendants, and generations. Its semantic domain is Kinship & Family, indicating its primary association with relationships within a family or clan. The word appears 11 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance in various contexts. Its usage likely ranges from referring to immediate family members to extended descendants, encompassing multiple generations. This versatility in application underscores the significance of family ties and lineage in ancient Hebrew culture. The use of this term highlights the importance of family and lineage in the Hebrew worldview, emphasizing the connections between individuals and their ancestors. This understanding has implications for how we interpret biblical narratives and the significance of family relationships in the biblical text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
You will know also that your offspring will be great, Your offspring as the grass of the earth.
Job 21:8Their child is established with them in their sight, their offspring before their eyes.
Job 27:14If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
Job 31:8then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
Isaiah 22:24They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the pitchers.
Isaiah 34:1Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear, the world, and everything that comes from it.
Isaiah 42:5God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:
Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:
Isaiah 48:19Your offspring also would have been as the sand and the descendants of your body like its grains. His name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
Isaiah 61:9Their offspring will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge them, that they are the offspring which Yahweh has blessed.”
Isaiah 65:23They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed and their descendants with them.