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Lexicon :: Strong's G4491 - rhiza

Aa
ῥίζα
Transliteration
rhiza (Key)
Pronunciation
hrid'-zah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:985,985

Strong’s Definitions

ῥίζα rhíza, hrid'-zah; apparently a primary word; a "root" (literally or figuratively):—root.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G4491 in the following manner: root (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G4491 in the following manner: root (17x).

  1. a root

  2. that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot

  3. metaph. offspring, progeny

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ῥίζα rhíza, hrid'-zah; apparently a primary word; a "root" (literally or figuratively):—root.
STRONGS G4491:
ῤίζα, ῤίζης, ἡ (akin to German Reis (cf. Latinradix; English root; see Curtius, § 515; Fick, Part 3:775)), from Homer down; the Sept. for שֹׁרֶשׁ;
1. a root: properly, Matthew 3:10; Luke 3:9; ἐκ ῤιζῶν, from the roots (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 d.), Mark 11:20; ῤίζαν ἔχειν, to strike deep root, Matthew 13:6; Mark 4:6; tropically, οὐ ῤίζαν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, spoken of one who has but a superficial experience of divine truth, has not permitted it to make its way into the inmost recesses of his soul, Matthew 13:21; Mark 4:17; Luke 8:13; in figurative discourse, ῤίζα πικρίας (see πικρία) of a person disposed to apostatize and induce others to commit the same offence, Hebrews 12:15; the progenitors of a race are called ῤίζα, their descendants κλάδοι (see κλάδος, b.), Romans 11:16-18. Metaphorically, cause, origin, source: πάντων τῶν κακῶν, 1 Timothy 6:10; τῆς σοφίας, Sir. 1:6 (5), 20 (18); τῆς ἀθανασίας, Wis. 15:3; τῆς ἁμαρτίας, of the devil, Ev. Nicod. 23; ἀρχή καί ῤίζα παντός ἀγαθοῦ, Epicur. quoted in Atlmn. 12, 67, p. 546f; πηγή καί ῤίζα καλοκἀγαθίας τό νομίμου τυχεῖν παιδείας, Plutarch, de purr. educ. c. 7 b.
2. after the use of the Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ, that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot; metaphorically, offspring, progeny: Romans 15:12; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 22:16 (Isaiah 11:10).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
11:10
Matthew
3:10; 13:6; 13:21
Mark
4:6; 4:17; 11:20
Luke
3:9; 8:13
Romans
11:16; 11:17; 11:18; 15:12
1 Timothy
6:10
Hebrews
12:15
Revelation
5:5; 22:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4491 matches the Greek ῥίζα (rhiza),
which occurs 40 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18 - lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from Jehovah our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:30 - And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 -
I have seen the foolish taking root:
But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:12 -
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down,
It withereth before any other herb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:27 -
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks,
And markest all my paths;
Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:8 -
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,
And the stock thereof die in the ground;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16 -
His roots shall be dried up beneath,
And above shall his branch be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:28 -
If ye say, How we will persecute him!
And that the root of the matter is found in me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:9 -
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock;
He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:19 -
My root is spread out to the waters,
And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:4 -
They pluck salt-wort by the bushes;
And the roots of the broom are their food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 -
For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction,
And would root out all mine increase.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2 -
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:9 -
Thou preparedst room before it,
And it took deep root, and filled the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3 -
A man shall not be established by wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 -
The wicked desireth the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 - Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:1 - And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:10 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:31 - And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:2 - For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:8 - For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:3 - and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto Jerusalem: Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy father, and thy mother was a Hittite.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:7 - There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:7 - Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:15 - Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:20 - Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:16 - Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 - I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:9 - Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:1 - For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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