root
rhiza names the tree-related base associated with branches, fruit, drying, and support, and is also used in source and David/Jesse phrases.
The dominant use occurs in tree and plant imagery, where the term is associated with fruit-bearing, withering, cutting, branches, and support. Less often it appears in phrases about an evil or bitter source, and in descriptions connected with David and Jesse.
Senses in use
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Tree-related base in plant imagery · dominant
In Matthew 3:10 the accusative singular form occurs where an axe lies at the tree-related base before unfruitful trees are cut down; Matthew 13:6 places its absence alongside scorching and drying up. In Romans 11:18, the clause contrasts branches with the base that carries them, while Romans 11:17 describes sharing in it within the olive-tree image.
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Source expressed by a qualifying phrase · occasional
In 1 Timothy 6:10 the nominative singular form stands in a clause that connects love of money with all evils. In Hebrews 12:15, the APB renders a phrase about bitterness springing up, causing trouble, and defiling many.
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David/Jesse identification · occasional
Revelation 5:5 uses the nominative singular form in the expression “the Root of David” in a statement about opening the scroll. Revelation 22:16 and Romans 15:12 likewise place the form in statements identifying Jesus in relation to David or Jesse.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term with “root” in tree images, source phrases, and David/Jesse expressions. Its repeated English wording confirms the clauses' overall imagery but does not by itself establish every nuance.