זִיקָה
zîyqâh · H2131 · Hebrew · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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firebrand
A piece of wood that has been set on fire in order to provide light
ExamplesIsaiah 50:11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with flaming arrows, Walk in the light of your fire And among the flaming arrows you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will lie down in torment.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָרָהto teach, to shoot 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with 3
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אָזַרto be girded 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 6 words
- לַפִּיד lappîyd · H3940 · torch, flame
- Both denote burning or flaming objects used for light or kindling—brands, torches, firebrands—substantially overlapping in reference to fire-related implements.
- רְתֻקָה rᵉthuqâh · H7577 · chain
- The overlap in "chain" sense is plausible as a near-synonym relationship (both can denote a binding object). However, זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131)'s polysemy (including firebrand/spark) suggests it may have a broader semantic range beyond just bindings. This is a real but narrow overlap—qualified rather than strong.
- אֵסוּר ʼêçûwr · H612 · thong, strap, bond
- זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131) covers two distinct senses, restraints (chain, fetter) and fire-related items (firebrand, spark), while אֵסוּר (ʼêçûwr, H612) denotes a binding restraint or confinement; the overlap is narrow, limited to זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131)'s restraint sense of "chain" or "fetter" matching אֵסוּר (ʼêçûwr, H612)'s sense of binding.
- עֲבֹת ʻăbôth · H5688 · rope, cord
- זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131) has additional senses (firebrand, spark) that broaden its range, but the core overlap lies in binding or restraining implements.
- שַׁרְשְׁרָה sharshᵉrâh · H8333 · chain
- זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131) is polysemous (chain/fetter AND firebrand/spark), while שַׁרְשְׁרָה (sharshᵉrâh, H8333) is monofocal ("chain"). The two overlap genuinely in the "chain/fetter" sense and could plausibly substitute in contexts requiring binding/restraining equipment.
- רַתִּיקָה rattîyqâh · H7572 · chain
- זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131) (7×) is polysemous (also "fetter, firebrand, spark") while רַתִּיקָה (rattîyqâh, H7572) (1×) appears only as "chain"; both rare terms for restraining chains or bonds.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Lamps001003001001012
- זִיקָה in one sense denotes a spark or firebrand, the kindling flash associated with fire and light.
- Cords001003001001004
- In another sense the word denotes a chain or fetter, a binding cord-like restraint.
- Weapons001003001001020
- The same term for fetters extends to the iron shackles used to bind captured kings, an instrument of restraint akin to a weapon of subjugation.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2131. ziqah or zeq I. [זֵק] noun [masculine] missile, spark (√ dubious; compare Late…
or zeq I. [זֵק] noun [masculine] missile, spark (√ dubious; compare Late Hebrew זִיקִין fiery arrows, Aramaic זִיקָא id., זִיקוּקָא id. + spark, shooting star, ray of light, shooting star) — only plural זִקִּים of (fire- ?) missiles Pro 26:18 (|| חִצִּים, with ירה); so זִיקוֺת sparks, brands (as leaping, springing, forth ?) ז ׳מְאַזְּרֵי (see אזר) Isa 50:11 (|| אֵשׁ קֹדְחֵי), ׳ז בִּעַרְתֶּם Isa 50:11 (|| אֶשְׁכֶם אוּר).
II. [זֵק], זִקִּים fetters, see below II. זקק.
זקן (√ of following; meaning dubious).
II. [זֵק] noun [masculine] fetter, only plural זִקִּים: — fetters of captives בַּזּ ׳רֻתְּכוּ Nah 3:10; ׳בַּזּ יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ Isa 45:14; ׳בְּז Psa 149:8 (with אסר; || בַרְזֶל כַּבְלֵי); figurative ׳בַּזּ Job 36:8 (with אסר; || עֹ֑נִי חַבְלֵי).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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