Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6658 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צָּדָה |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | tsadah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsaw-daw' |
| Meaning: | 1. to chase 2. (by implication) to desolate |
| KJV Renderings: | destroy, hunt, lie in wait. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. צָדָה verb lie in wait (Late Hebrew id., rare; compare (si vera lectio) Biblical Aramaic צְדָא Dan 3:14) —
II. [צָדָה] verb lay waste (Late Hebrew id. (rare), Aramaic צְדִי, [untranscribed source text 4434], [untranscribed source text 4435] id.); —
צֵדָה see צֵידָה , below II. צוד. צֵדְנִיֹּת see צִידֹנִי.
צְדָא noun [masculine] usually (malicious) purpose (Hebraism from Biblical Hebrew צְדִיָּה , √ I. צדה); — with ה interrogative הַצְדָּא Dan 3:14 < read הַאַוְדָּא Bev Dr Kmp.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
