BDB7176
צְפוֺן, צְפוֺנִי see צִפְיוֺן . below,
Strong's Lexicon
H6828
H6828 — צָּפוֹן צָּפוֹן
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H6828 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צָּפוֹן צָּפוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H6845 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 153 |
| Transliteration: | tsaphown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsaw-fone' (or tsaphon {tsaw-fone'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) hidden, i.e. dark 2. used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) |
| KJV Renderings: | north(-ern, side, -ward, wind). |
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BDB7193
I. צָפוֺן153 noun feminine Isa 43:6 north (as the hidden, dark; compare Thes LewyFremdw. 188 f.; perhaps Phoenician צפל north); — absolute ׳ צ Jer 26:26 +, צָפֹ֫נָה northward Gen 13:14 +, oftener צָפ֫וֺנָה Jer 3:12 +, also צָפ֫וֺנָה = צָפוֺן Jer 1:13 + (after prepositions and stative construct; compare Ges«GKC:90e»§ 90e); construct מִצְּפוֺן לְ Josh 8:11 +, also מִצְּפוֺן Josh 19:14 Gi (compare Benn; van d. H. Baer ׳ מִצָּ), מִצְּפ֫וֺנָה לְ Judg 21:19 ( ׳ צ occurs oftenest in Ezekiel [46 t.], Joshua [25 t.], Jeremiah [25 t.], Daniel [9 t.]); — north (opposite south, east, west) Gen 13:14; Gen 28:14 (both J ), Exod 27:11 ( P ), +; ׳ פְּאַת צ north side Exod 26:20; Josh 15:5 + (see פֵּאָה ); so ׳ צֶלַיע צ Exod 26:35, ׳ רוּחַ הַצּ Ezek 42:17, compare עַליֶֿרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפ֫וֺנָה 2Kgs 16:14 ׳ גְּבוּל צ Num 34:7; Num 34:9 north boundary; ׳ יַתְכְּתֵי צ remote parts of north Isa 14:13 (as divine abode), Ezek 38:6; Ezek 38:15 + (see [ יַרְכָה ]); ׳ שַׁעַר הַצּ Ezek 40:35 +, ׳ פֶּתַח צ Ezek 42:2 ׳ רוּחַ צ Ezek 25:23 north wind, and so ׳ צ alone Song 4:16 toward the north is צָפ֫וֺנָה Josh 13:3 + (see also above), and אֶלצָֿפוֺן Eccl 1:6, ׳ אֶלהַֿצּ Ezek 42:1, אֶלהַֿצָּפ֫וֺנָה Ezek 8:14, לַצָּפוֺן Ezek 40:23, דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֺן Ezek 40:20, צָפ֫וֺנָה ׳ ד Ezek 8:5 (twice in verse) +, etc.; especially (in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc.) of quarter whence invaders were to come, e. g. Assyrians Isa 14:31, compare Zeph 2:13 , Babylonians Jer 6:1; Jer 6:22; Jer 15:12; Jer 46:20; Jer 46:24 ( ׳ עַםצֿ), Jer 47:2, Ezek 26:7, Cyrus against Babylonian Isa 41:25, compare Jer 50:3; Jer 50:9; Jer 50:41; Jer 51:48 more vaguely, Jer 1:14; Jer 1:15 (׳ מַמְלְכוֺת צ), Jer 4:6; Jer 10:22; Jer 13:20; Jer 25:9; Jer 25:26 (׳ מַלְכֵי הַצּ); of Gog's host Ezek 38:6; Ezek 38:15; Ezek 39:2 ׳ נְסִיכֵי צ Ezek 32:30 (apparently of nearer [Aramaean?] princes); ׳ אֶרֶץ צ Jer 31:8 is region of Carchemish, but Zech 2:10; Zech 6:6 ; Zech 6:8 (twice in verse) of Babylon; ׳ מֵאֶרֶץ צ (sometimes + other countries) the exiles and dispersed are to return Jer 3:18; Jer 16:15 = Jer 23:8; Jer 31:8, compare Isa 43:6; Isa 49:12 ׳ מֶלֶךְ הַצּ Dan 11:6; Dan 11:7; Dan 11:8; Dan 11:11; Dan 11:13; Dan 11:15; Dan 11:40 denotes successive Seleucidae.
BDB7196
צְפוֺן, in בַּעַל צְפוֺן (q. v.), perhaps proper name, of deity, BaeRel. 22 NöZMG zlii (1888). 472 GrayProp. N. 134.
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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke