Word

צַעַד

tsaʻad · H6806 · Hebrew · 14 occurrences

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Meanings

step, tread

Action by which humans put one foot before the other in order to move forward; often used figuratively to denote someone's journey through life

Examples
2 Samuel 6:13 And so it was, that when those carrying the ark of the LORD marched six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened steer.
2 Samuel 22:37 “You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Job 18:7 “His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own plan brings him down.
Literally: (one's) steps; hence: one's journey through life with all the decisions that are taken, either for good or for bad ((one's) steps, (one's) life journey)

Examples
Job 14:16 “For now You number my steps, You do not observe my sin.
Job 31:4 “Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?
Job 31:37 “I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince, I would approach Him.

How it’s used In 5 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

12 occurrences in 6 groups

יmy 5
הוּhis 3
אוֹןstrength 1
ךָyour 1
הּher 1
נוּour 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שֵׁשׁsix 1

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 2 groups

צָרַרto distress, to be hostile, to bind up 2
תָּמַךְto grasp 1

What is done to itIt is the object

9 occurrences in 6 groups

כּוּןto establish, to prepare 2
סָפַרto count, to tell 2
רָחַבto be large 2
צוּדto hunt 1
צָעַדto march, to step, to walk 1
רָאָהto see 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

2 occurrences in 2 groups

יָטַבto be good, to do good, to go well 1
מִסְפָּרnumber 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 2 words

מִצְעָד mitsʻâd · H4703 · (one's) steps, (one's) life journey, in (someone's) train: The target lexeme and מִצְעָד both denote a physical step or pace — the act or result of stepping — and function as near-synonyms.
אָשֻׁר ʼâshur · H838 · step, track: The target lexeme and אָשֻׁר both denote physical movement in terms of steps or pacing, functioning as near-synonyms able to substitute for each other in sense.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Move002002001012: צַעַד most often denotes a step or pace, as of the six paces the ark bearers march in 2 Samuel 6:13, the steps the LORD enlarges under David in 2 Samuel 22:37, and the steps the LORD numbers and counts in Job 14:16 and 31:4.
Act002002002001: This domain's connection to צַעַד is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of a physical step or pace rather than a general act or deed.

Word family 4 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

צַנְתָּרָה tsantârâh · H6804 · pipes, tubes · 1×צַעַדtsaʻad · H6806צְעָדָה tsᵉʻâdâh · H6807 · marching, armlet, bracelet · 3×אֶצְעָדָה ʼetsʻâdâh · H685 · armlet, bracelet · 2×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6806. tsaad [צַ֫עַד] noun masculine2Sa 6:13 step, pace; — absolute צָ֑עַד Pro 30:29;…

H6806. tsaad
[צַ֫עַד] noun masculine2Sa 6:13 step, pace; — absolute צָ֑עַד Pro 30:29; suffixצַעֲדוֺ Jer 10:3; Pro 6:9, etc.; plural construct צַעֲדֵי Job 18:7; suffix צְעָדַי Job 31:4, etc.; —
1 literally step, pace, 2Sa 6:13, תַּחְתֵּנִי צַעֲדִי תַּרְחִיב 2Sa 22:37 = Psa 18:37, i.e. givest me firm footing, צ ׳מֵטִיבֵי Pro 30:29 = making a good step, stately in march; Lam 4:18 (|| לָ֑כֶת).
2 step, steps, in figure of course of life, fortune: singular צ יֵצַר ׳לֹא Pro 4:12; || דֶּרֶךְ Jer 10:23; Pro 16:9; Job 14:16; Job 31:4; Job 34:21, אוֺנוֺ צַעֲדֵי Job 18:7 (compare Pro 4:12 above); אַגִּידֶנּוּ מִסְמַּרעָֿדַי Proverbs 31:37; of harlot Pro 5:5 figurative, יִתְמֹ֑כוּ צְעָדֶיהָ שְׁאוֺל.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Move7 occurrences Act7 occurrences

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