Zera (זרע) means sperm in Hebrew.
It can also mean semen and seed. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sperm, semen, seed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Zera.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חומר המיוצר באשכים ומשמש בתהליך הרבייה של יצורים חיים.
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַזָּב וַאֲשֶׁר תֵּצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת-זֶרַע לְטָמְאָה-בָהּ.
- 2עובר הצמחים; החלק בצמח שנועד להפצה כחלק מתהליך הרבייה.
וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ, וְעֵץ עֹשֶׂה־פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טוֹב.
- 3צאצאים; כינוי לבנים, בניהם ובני בניהם (וכן הלאה).
וְעַתָּה הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בַּיהוָה, אִם־תַּכְרִית אֶת־זַרְעִי אַחֲרָי; וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִיד אֶת־שְׁמִי, מִבֵּית אָבִי.
- 4בהשאלהראשיתו של דבר; גורם התחלתי.
- 5לשון המקראתקופת הזריעה.
עֹד כָּל-יְמֵי הָאָרֶץ זֶרַע וְקָצִיר וְקֹר וָחֹם וְקַיִץ וָחֹרֶף וְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה לֹא יִשְׁבֹּתוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zera is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זֶרַע
- Written without vowel points
- זרע
- Said
- zera
- Root
- ז־ר־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- זְרָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' זְרָעִים; זֶרַע־, ר' זַרְעֵי־; הפסק זָרַע
- Gematria
- 277
This is how Zera is said in other languages.
- English
- sperm, semen, seed
- Spanish
- semen, lefa, semilla, prole
These words mean nearly the same as Zera.
- נבט
- שפיךcum
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zera.
The word Zera is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זרע פורענות
- בנק זרע
- הוציא זרע לבטלה
- השבחת זרע
- משך זרע
- נוזל זרע
- שכבת זרע
- תא זרע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Zera comes from the root ז־ר־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Zera in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zera.
What does Zera (זרע) mean in Hebrew?
Zera (זרע) means sperm, semen, and seed. It is said zera, with the stress on ze.
What is a synonym for Zera (זרע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zera (זרע) are נבט and שפיך.
What rhymes with Zera (זרע)?
Words that rhyme with Zera (זרע) include אטמוספירה, גרה, טריארה, כרע, קרע, and כולרה.
Is Zera (זרע) masculine or feminine?
The word Zera (זרע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זְרָעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זרע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.