H1503 H1503
stump, stem—the trunk or stock of a tree, especially after cutting
This noun refers to the trunk, stem, or stump of a tree, often paired with 'root' to emphasize continuity of life. Job 14:8 speaks hopefully of a tree's stump sprouting again. Isaiah 11:1 famously prophesies a shoot from 'the stump of Jesse'—the Messiah arising from David's diminished dynasty. Isaiah 40:24 uses it for plants barely taking root before being swept away. The word emphasizes what remains after cutting or the foundational trunk from which new growth emerges. It carries both agricultural reality and powerful messianic symbolism.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The trunk, stem, or stump of a tree, with three occurrences showing both literal and figurative uses. Job 14:8 pairs it with 'root' (shoresh) in parallel: even if the root ages and the stump dies in the ground, there is hope of renewal. Isaiah 11:1 uses it messianically: 'a shoot from the stump of Jesse' (also parallel with shoresh). Isaiah 40:24 describes plants whose stem barely takes root before being blown away. Cross-linguistic evidence: English 'stump/from stump of,' Spanish 'tronco/de tronco de,' French and German use brackets or 'tronc/son tronc.' The possessive forms indicate whose stump: 'its stump' (Job), Jesse's stump (Isaiah 11), their stem (Isaiah 40). 3×
AR["جِذْعُهَا", "جِذْعُهُمْ", "مِنْ-جِذْعِ"]·ben["-মূল-থেকে", "তাদের-কাণ্ড", "তার-কাণ্ড"]·DE["[גזעו]", "[גזעם]", "[מגזע]"]·EN["from-stump-of", "stump-its", "their-stem"]·FR["[גזעם]", "[מגזע]", "son-tronc-lui"]·heb["גזעו", "גזעם", "מ-גזע"]·HI["उसका-ठूँठ", "डंठल-उनका", "से-ठूंठ-"]·ID["dari-tunggul", "tunggul-mereka", "tunggulnya"]·IT["[גזעם]", "[מגזע]", "stump-its-suo"]·jav["saking-tunggak", "tunggakipun", "wit-ipun"]·KO["그-그루터기가", "그들의-줄기가", "그루터기-에서"]·PT["de-tronco-de", "seu-tronco", "tronco-deles"]·RU["из-пня", "пень-его", "ствол-их"]·ES["de-tronco-de", "su-tronco"]·SW["kutoka-kisiki", "shina-lake"]·TR["-den-kutugunden", "gövdesi", "kutugu"]·urd["اُس-کا-تنا", "اُن-کا-تنا", "تنے-سے"]
Related Senses
H3754 1. vineyard, cultivated grape plot (92×)H0730 1. cedar tree or wood (73×)H1612 1. vine, grapevine (55×)H3293a 1. forest, wood, thicket (55×)H5560 1. fine flour (53×)H5193 1. plant vegetation (48×)H2232 1. sow seed, plant crops (41×)H1715 1. grain, cereal crop (40×)H7114b 1. reap, harvest grain (36×)H2132 1. olive tree (34×)H8184 1. barley (34×)H2406 1. wheat (grain crop) (30×)H7070 1. reed, cane (plant) (30×)H7848 1. acacia (28×)H8328 1. root of a plant (28×)H8384 1. fig tree (25×)H5488 1. reeds, rushes (in 'Sea of Reeds') (24×)G0290 1. a vineyard (23×)G2325 1. reap, harvest a crop (21×)G4687 1. sow seed, plant (21×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [גֶּ֫זַע] n.m. Jb 14:8 stock, stem (NH id., cf. Syriac ܓܽܘܙܥܳܐ stem, trunk)—cstr. גֶּזַע Is 11:1; sf. גִּזְעוֹ Jb 14:8, גִּזְעָם Is 40:24;—stock, stem of a tree Jb 14:8 (‖ שֹׁרֶשׁ); fig. ג׳ ישׁי ‘stem of Jesse’ Is 11:1 (‖ שֹׁרֶשׁ); שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ ג׳ Is 40:24 (‖ נטע, זרע).