sperma <4690>

sperma sperma

Pronunciation	:	sper'-mah
Origin	:	from 4687
Reference	:	TDNT - 7:536,1065
PrtSpch	:	n n (noun neuter)
In Greek	:	sperma 25, spermasin 1, spermati 7, spermatov 8, spermatwn 3
In NET	:	descendants 19, children 8, seed 6, a descendant 4, seeds 3, descendant 3, procreate 1
In AV	:	seed 43, issue 1
Count	:	44
Definition	:	1) from which a plant germinates 1a) the seed i.e. the grain or kernel which contains within itself the germ of the future plants 1a1) of the grains or kernels sown 1b) metaph. a seed i.e. a residue, or a few survivors reserved as the germ of the next generation (just as seed is kept from the harvest for the sowing) 2) the semen virile 2a) the product of this semen, seed, children, offspring, progeny 2b) family, tribe, posterity 2c) whatever possesses vital force or life giving power 2c1) of divine energy of the Holy Spirit operating within the soul by which we are regenerated from 4687; something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting): KJV -- issue, seed. see GREEK for 4687
Related Hebrew	:	Nyn <05209>; dkn <05220>; tyrxa <0319>; Nb <01121>; rsb <01320>; erz <02233>

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