Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6791 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צֵּן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to be prickly |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | tsen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsane |
| Meaning: | 1. a thorn 2. (hence) a cactus-hedge |
| KJV Renderings: | thorn. |
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[צֵן] noun [masculine] thorn? barb?; — pluralצִנִּים Prov 22:5 (+ פַּחִים); וְאֶלמִֿצִּנִּים Job 5:5 from (behind) thorns (a protecting thorn hedge, so Di), but very dubious; CheJQ July, 1897, 576 strike out as doublet of צַמִּים; BevJPhil. xxvi. 305 proposes וְאִנָם צִנִּים [and as to their wealth, barbs (? barbed spears) takeit].
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Ezekiel 23:24
