BDB6079
מַעֲלֶה19 noun masculine Isa 15:5 ascent; — ׳ מ Neh 12:37 construct מַעֲלֵה Josh 10:10 + 14 t.; מַעֲלָו֯ Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6731 |
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| Word: | צִּיצּ צִּץ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6692 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 15 |
| Transliteration: | tsiyts |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tseets (or tsits {tseets}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) glistening, i.e. a burnished plate 2. also a flower (as bright-colored) 3. a wing (as gleaming in the air) |
| KJV Renderings: | blossom, flower, plate, wing. |
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מַעֲלֶה19 noun masculine Isa 15:5 ascent; — ׳ מ Neh 12:37 construct מַעֲלֵה Josh 10:10 + 14 t.; מַעֲלָו֯ Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37
I. צִיץ noun masculine Isa 28:1
II. צִיץ noun [masculine] meaning dubious; only in תְּנוּצִֿיץ לְמוֺאָב Jer 48:9 usually (after AW Ra Ki and others) wings (collective) (compare Aramaic צִיץ wing, fin, Thes Gf and others);
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke