- Original: ῥίζα - Transliteration: Rhiza - Phonetic: hrid'-zah - Definition: 1. a root 2. that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot 3. metaph. offspring, progeny - Origin: apparently a primary word - TDNT entry: 22:26,0 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; a root (literally or figuratively): - root. Total KJV Occurrences: 11 • root, 10 Mat 3:10; Luke 3:9; Romans 11:16; Romans 11:17; Romans 11:18(2); Romans 15:12; 1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 12:15; Revelation 5:5 • roots, 1 Mar 11:20