זְמוֹרָה

זְמוֺרָה noun [feminine] branch, twig, shoot — absolute ׳ז 4 Mos 13,23, ׳הַזּ Ezk 8,17; Ezk 15,2 construct זְמֹרַת Es 17,10 suffix זְמֹרֵיהֶם Nah 2,3 — branch of grape-vine 4 Mos 13,23 (JE), Ezk 15,2 branch, twig (Co Reissigbündel) used in idolatrous worship אֶלאַֿפָּם ׳הַזּ Ezk 8,17 (see Sm and most), but custom obscure (see Da), and text dubious; זְמֹרַת זָר (compare Ew^{§ 287 b}) Es 17,10 twigs of a strange one (i.e. of a strange god) figurative of idolatrous cults adopted by Israel; ׳ז plural in figure of Israelites Nah 2,3.