ze.ru.a denotes agricultural seed or sowings, whether set apart for planting or springing up in a garden.

The attested use concerns agricultural sowing material: seed intended for planting in Leviticus 11:37 and a garden’s sowings coming up in Isaiah 61:11.

1. Agricultural seed and planted sowings · dominant

   In Leviticus 11:37, the singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about a carcass falling on seed intended for sowing; the APB renders the verse with “seed intended for sowing.” In Isaiah 61:11, the plural construct form belongs to the comparison of a garden causing its sowings to spring up; the APB renders “its sowings to spring up.”

   Leviticus 11:37Isaiah 61:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in agricultural language as “seed intended for sowing” in Leviticus 11:37 and “its sowings” in Isaiah 61:11. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.