BDB7131
I. [צִנָּה] noun feminine apparently hook, or barb (of fishing-spear ?); — plural צִנּוֺת Amos 4:2( || סִירוֺת דּוּגָה).
Strong's Lexicon
H6793
H6793 — צִּנָּה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H6793 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צִּנָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H6791 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 22 |
| Transliteration: | tsinnah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsin-naw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a hook (as pointed) 2. also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness) 3. also cold (as piercing) |
| KJV Renderings: | buckler, cold, hook, shield, target. |
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BDB7134
II. [צִנָּה] noun feminine coolness; — construct צִנַּתשֶֿׁלֶג Prov 25:13 coolness of snow (צינת רוח צפון Ecclus 43:20).
BDB7136
III. צִנָּה noun feminine large shield (covering whole body); — absolute ׳ צ 1Sam 17:7 +; plural צִנּוֺת 2Chr 11:12 — shield, larger than מָגֵן 1Kgs 10:16 (twice in verse) (compare 1Kgs 10:17) = 2Chr 9:15 (twice in verse); נשֵֹׁא (הַ)צִנָּה 1Sam 17:7; 1Sam 17:41 ( ׳ הַצּ ׳ הָאִישׁ נ), 2Chr 14:7, ׳ נשְֹׁאֵי צ 1Chr 12:25 ( van d. H. v.1Chr 12:24); עִרְכוּ מָגֵן וְצִנָּה Jer 46:3, compare ׳ עֹרְכֵי צ 1Chr 12:9 ( van d. H. v.1Chr 12:8); ׳ אֹחֵז רֹמַח וְצ 2Chr 25:5 ׳ הַחֲזֵק מָגֵן וְצ Ps 35:2 ׳ הֵקִים עָלַיִךְ צ Ezek 26:8 + מָגֵן also Ezek 23:24; Ezek 38:4; Ezek 39:9 ׳ צ 1Chr 12:35 ( van d. H. v.1Chr 12:34) 2Chr 11:12 simile of ׳ י's favour Ps 5:13 figurative of ׳ י's faithfulness Ps 91:4.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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