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seed

Meaning of “seed”

Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
279 occurrences254 verses43 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:11

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Ezekiel 20:5
¶ And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 20:5 · retained source text

¶ And say vnto them, Thus saith the LORD God, In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted vp mine hand vnto the seed of the house of Iacob, and made my selfe knowen vnto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted vp mine hand vnto them, saying, I am the LORD your God,

1611 marginal noteOr, sware, and so verse 6,&c.

1611 marginal noteExod.31.8. and 4.31.

Ezekiel 43:19
And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin offering.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 43:19 · retained source text

And thou shalt giue to the Priests the Leuites that be of the seede of Zadok, which approch vnto me, to minister vnto me, saith the LORD God, a yong bullocke for a sinne offering.

Ezekiel 44:22
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 44:22 · retained source text

Neither shall they take for their wiues a widow, or her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seede of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thrust foorth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from a priest.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 21.13.

Daniel 1:3
¶ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 1:3 · retained source text

¶ And the king spake vnto Ashpenaz the master of his Eunuches, that he should bring certaine of the children of Israel, and of the kings seed, and of the Princes:

Daniel 2:43
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:43 · retained source text

And whereas thou sawest yron mixt with myrie clay, they shall mingle themselues with the seede of men: but they shall not cleaue one to an other, euen as yron is not mixed with clay.

1611 marginal noteCald. this with this.

Daniel 9:1
IN the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 9:1 · retained source text

¶ In the first yeere of Darius the sonne of Ahasuerus, of the seede of the Medes, which was made King ouer the realme of the Caldeans,

1611 marginal noteOr, in which he, &c.

Joel 1:17
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joel 1:17 · retained source text

The seede is rotten vnder their clods: the garners are laide desolate: the barnes are broken downe, for the corne is withered.

1611 marginal noteHeb. grains

Amos 9:13
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 9:13 · retained source text

Behold, the daies come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall ouertake the reaper, & the treader of grapes him that soweth seede, and the mountaines shall drop sweete wine, and all the hils shall melt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. draweth forth.

1611 marginal noteOr, new wine.

1611 marginal noteIoel.3.18.

Haggai 2:19
Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Haggai 2:19 · retained source text

Is the seed yet in the barne? yea, as yet the vine and the fig tree, & the pomegranate, and the Oliue tree hath not brought foorth: from this day will I blesse you.

Zechariah 8:12
For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 8:12 · retained source text

For the seed shalbe prosperous: the Uine shall giue her fruit, and the ground shall giue her increase, and the heauens shall giue their dew, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possesse all these things.

1611 marginal noteHebr. of peace.

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Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The substance, animal or vegetable, which nature prepares for the reproduction and conservation of the species. That from which any thing springs; first principle; original. Principle of production. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants. Race; generation; birth.

volume 2, leaves 551 and 553, column 2 (duplicate noun scans, senses 1-5)