צִנָּה
tsinnâh · H6793 · Hebrew · 21 occurrences
Thing
- Large shieldShields32 verses
Meanings
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cold
State in which the temperature of the atmosphere is relatively low
ExamplesProverbs 25:13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
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large shield
A large, long, oblong object, about the height of a man, made of wood, metal, leather stretched over wood, or even plaited strips of wood or reeds, and used to protect the entire body against the weapons of the opponent; certain officers made use of shield-bearers to carry it for them when they were not using it
Examples1 Kings 10:16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, using six hundred shekels of gold on each large shield.
2 Chronicles 9:15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, using six hundred shekels of beaten gold on each large shield.
2 Chronicles 11:12 He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שֶׁלֶגsnow 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֶחָדone 2
- מֵאָהhundred 2
What is done to itIt is the object
7 occurrences in 6 groups
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 2
- חָזַקto be strong, to strengthen 1
- נָשָׂאto lift up, to carry, to bear 1
- עָרַךְto set in order, to arrange, to draw up 1
- קוּםto arise 1
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֶמֶתtruth, faithfulness 1
- צִירmessenger, pangs 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 4
- כlike/as 3
- בin/on/with 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
5 occurrences in 3 groups
- נָשָׂאto lift up, to carry, to bear 3
- אָחַזto seize, to hold 1
- עָרַךְto set in order, to arrange, to draw up 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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Semantic domains 2 entries
- Cold002001001013
- This domain's connection to צִנָּה is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of a large shield rather than coldness.
- Weapons001003001001020
- צִנָּה most often denotes a large shield or buckler, as of the shield carried before Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:7, before the Philistine who approaches David in 1 Samuel 17:41, and the two hundred large shields of beaten gold Solomon makes in 1 Kings 10:16.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6793. tsinnah I. [צִנָּה] noun feminine apparently hook, or barb (of fishing-spear ?); —…
I. [צִנָּה] noun feminine apparently hook, or barb (of fishing-spear ?); — plural צִנּוֺת Amo 4:2( || דּוּגָה סִירוֺת).
II. [צִנָּה] noun feminine coolness; — construct צִנַּתשֶֿׁלֶג Pro 25:13 coolness of snow (צפון רוח צינת Ecclus 43:20).
III. צנן (√ of following; Thes (so DiLex) compare Arabic preserve,keep, Ethiopic protect, but dubious).
III. צִנָּה noun feminine large shield (covering whole body); — absolute ׳צ 1Sa 17:7 +; plural צִנּוֺת2Ch 11:12; — shield, larger than מָגֵן 1Ki 10:16 (twice in verse) (compare 1Ki 10:17) = 2Ch 9:15 (twice in verse); (הַ)צִנָּה נשֵֹׁא 1Sa 17:7, 1Sa 17:41 (נ ׳הָאִישׁ ׳הַצּ), 2Ch 14:7, צ ׳נשְֹׁאֵי 1Ch 12:25 (van d. H. v.1Ch 12:24); וְצִנָּה מָגֵן עִרְכוּ Jer 46:3, compare צ ׳עֹרְכֵי 1Ch 12:9 (van d. H. v.1Ch 12:8); וְצ רֹמַח ׳אֹחֵז2Ch 25:5; וְצ מָגֵן ׳הַחֲזֵק Psa 35:2; צ עָלַיִךְ ׳הֵקִים Eze 26:8; + מָגֵן also Eze 23:24; Eze 38:4; Eze 39:9; ׳צ 1Ch 12:35 (van d. H. v.1Ch 12:34) 2Ch 11:12; simile of ׳יs favour Psalm 5:13; figurative of ׳י's faithfulness Psa 91:4.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 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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