Strong's Lexicon

H6648

H6648 — צֶּבַע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtsebanoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1872a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6648
Word:צֶּבַע
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to dip (into coloring fluid)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:tseba
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (tseh'-bah) n-m.
Meaning:1. a dye
KJV Renderings:divers, colours.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6922

צֶ֫בַע noun [masculine] dye, dyed stuff; — construct ׳ רִקְמָתַיִם צ Judg 5:30 (perhaps strike out ׳ צ, compare GFM); plural שְׁלַל צְבָעִים booty of dyed stuffs Judg 5:30 Judg 5:30.


BDB9834

I. [צְבַע] verb dip, wet ( ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew I. צבע ); —

Pa`el Participle active plural מְצַבְּעִין Dan 4:22 wet thee (ל), + מִטַּל.
Hithpa`al Imperfect יִצְטַבּע (also בַּ֑ע-), be wet, with בְּטַל Dan 4:12; Dan 4:20, מִטַּל v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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