ἀνατέλλω

צָמַח tsâmach · H6779 · to sprout, to come up, to spring up

צָמַח (tsâmach, H6779) denotes vegetative sprouting/growth and metaphorical emergence, while ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō, G393) specifically denotes rising/arising (celestial bodies, plants breaking ground); the Greek term functions as the LXX's standard rendering for the Hebrew's sense of 'cause to spring forth/grow up,' particularly in prophetic texts where both languages employ growth imagery for messianic emergence.

זָרַח zârach · H2224 · to rise, to break out

Hebrew זָרַח and Greek ἀνατέλλω both denote the rising or arising of celestial bodies (sun, stars) and by extension other entities; the verbs are direct translation equivalents with overlapping semantic ranges in contexts of dawning, emergence, and appearing.

פָּרַח pârach · H6524 · to break out, to sprout, to bud

Greek ἀνατέλλω specifically denotes 'arising' or 'springing up' (of sun, stars, or plants), while Hebrew פָּרַח covers a broader semantic range including 'blossom,' 'bud,' 'flourish,' and 'spread'; the LXX uses ἀνατέλλω to render the 'spring up' or 'sprout forth' sense of פָּרַח in botanical contexts (e.g., Isaiah 61:11, where righteousness and praise 'spring up'), making this a register-scoped equivalent limited to the 'arise/spring forth' facet of פָּרַח's wider meaning.

Be a descendant, offspring10.35

In Hebrews 7:14, the writer notes that “it is evident that our Lord was descended (anatétalken) from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests,” describing Jesus's lineage from that tribe.

To dawn, to become light14.41

In Matthew 4:16, quoting Isaiah, “those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, upon them a light dawned (anéteilen),” describing daylight breaking upon those in darkness.

To come up, to move upward, to rise15.104

In Luke 12:54, Jesus tells the crowds, “whenever you see a cloud rising (anatéllousan) in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’” describing a cloud's upward movement in the sky.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.