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Strong's #6828 - צָפֹן

Transliteration

tsâphôwn

Phonetics

tsaw-fone', tsaw-fone'

Origin

from (H6845)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1953b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

north (of direction), northward
1. north
2. northward

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1005 ‑ βορρᾶς (bor‑hras'); 2176 ‑ εὐώνυμος (yoo‑o'‑noo‑mos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (151)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 25

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 24

Ezekiel 45

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

BSB (153)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 25

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

CSB (125)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 25

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 45

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

ESV (150)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 25

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

KJV (151)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 25

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 44

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

LEB (144)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 4

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 19

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

LSB (159)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 6

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 29

Judges 5

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

N95 (156)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 6

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 29

Judges 5

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

NAS (159)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 6

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 29

Judges 5

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (153)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 25

Judges 4

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 25

Ezekiel 46

Daniel 9

Amos 1

Zephaniah 1

Zechariah 5

ASV (151)

about it on the north 1

against the north 1

along by the north 1

and behold, northward 1

and for the north 2

and from the north 1

and likewise for the north 1

and northward 3

and on the north 2

and out of the north 1

and so northward 1

and this shall be your north 1

and to the north 1

and, lo, these from the north 1

for out of the north 1

forth from the north 1

from the north 8

he unto me, the north 1

in the north 3

it on the north 1

me to the north 1

north 1

northward 18

o north wind 1

of the north 26

on the east side 1

on the north 14

on the north side 2

one from the north 1

or toward the north 1

out of the north 6

that was on the north 1

that were on the north 1

the north 10

them from the north 1

thereof: the north 1

this is the north 1

this shall be your north 1

to the north 3

toward the north 15

unto her from the north 1

unto me, out of the north 1

unto the north 1

was on the north side 2

was the north 1

were at the north 1

were toward the north 1

where thou art, northward 1

which is on the north 1

which was toward the north 1

you northward 1

BSB (153)

along the northern 1

and north 2

and the north 2

and went north 1

as the north 1

as well as on the north 1

at the northern 3

beginning on the north 1

facing north 1

for the north gate 1

from north 2

from the north 13

in the north 2

north 19

northern 1

northward 3

o north wind 1

of the north 29

of zaphon 1

on the north 10

on the north side 3

one from the north 1

out of the north 1

the north 24

the north side 2

the northern 7

this will be the northern 1

to north 2

to the north 13

to zaphon 1

toward the north 1

was on the north side 1

were on the north 1

CSB (125)

north 20

northern 3

of the north 3

side 3

the north 83

the north' - this 1

the northern 8

the northern skies 1

to the north 1

wind 1

zaphon 1

ESV (150)

north 126

north country 1

north side 4

northerly direction 1

northern 10

northward 7

zaphon 1

KJV (151)

north 115

north northward 1

northern 1

northward 22

side 11

wind 1

LEB (144)

⌊northward⌋ 1

⌊on the north 1

⌊the north 1

⌊the north⌋ 2

and for the north 1

and northward 1

and the north is manasseh 1

and to the north 3

for the north 2

for the northern 1

in the north 2

it falls to the north 1

north 4

north⌋ 2

northward⌋ 1

northwards 2

northwards and 1

northwards twenty 1

o north wind 1

on the northern 1

the north 77

the north of 1

the north⌋ 5

their northern 1

to north 1

to the north 19

to the north 1

to zaphon 1

toward the north 3

were to the north 1

you are to the north 1

your northern 1

yourselves north 1

zaphon 1

LSB (159)

north 140

northern 1

northward 11

side 7

N95 (156)

north 137

northern 1

northward 11

side 7

NAS (159)

north 138

northern 3

northward 11

side 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (153)

against the north 1

along by the north 1

and for the north 1

and from the north 1

and northward 3

and on the north 2

and out of the north 1

and so northward 1

and to the north 1

around it on the north 1

at the north 1

both on the north 1

el northward 1

for out of the north 1

for the north 1

forth from the north 1

from the north 9

in the north 3

it on the north 2

likewise for the north 1

me to the north 1

north 2

north wind 1

northward 16

of the north 24

on the east side 1

on the north 16

on the north side 2

one from the north 1

or toward the north 1

out of the north 6

the north 12

them from the north 1

this is the north 1

this shall be your north 1

to her from the north 1

to the north 3

toward the north 15

was on the north side 2

was the north 1

were toward the north 1

which is on the north 1

which was toward the north 1

who was on the north 1

who were on the north 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1408) p y (תספ TsP) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?: (eng: spy)

A) p y (תספ TsP) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?

N^f4 ) t i p y (תספית TsPYT) - Watchtower: As watches over an area. KJV (1): watchtower - Strongs: H6844 (צָפִית)

j^f) n f p y (תספונ TsPWN) - North: From the north star which is watched for direction. KJV (153): north, northward, northern - Strongs: H6828 (צָפֹן)

jf^m) i n f p y (תספוני TsPWNY) - Northern: From the north star which is watched for direction. KJV (1): northern - Strongs: H6830 (צְפוֹנִי)

H) e p y (תספה TsPH) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?: A covering of an area by watching.

V) e p y (תספה TsPH) - I. Watch: II. Overlay:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (83): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel) watch, watchman, behold, look, espy, overlay, cover, garnish - Strongs: H6822 (צָפָה), H6823 (צָפָה)

f^f1) e i p i y (תסיפיה TsYPYH) - Watching: KJV (1): watching - Strongs: H6836 (צִפִּיָּה)

h^m) e p y m (מתספה MTsPH) - Watchtower: A place for watching. KJV (2): watchtower - Strongs: H4707 (מִצְפֶּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. צָפוֺן₁₅₃ noun feminine^{Isaiah 43:6} north (as the hidden, dark; compare Thes Lewy^{Fremdw. 188f.}; perhaps Phoenician צפל north); — absolute ׳צ Jeremiah 26:26 +, צָפֹ֫נָה northward Genesis 13:14 +, oftener צָפ֫וֺנָה Jeremiah 3:12 +, also צָפ֫וֺנָה = צָפוֺן Jeremiah 1:13 + (after prepositions and stative construct; compare Ges^{§ 90e}); construct מִצְּפוֺן לְ Joshua 8:11 +, also מִצְּפוֺן Joshua 19:14 Gi (compare Benn; van d. H. Baer ׳מִצָּ), מִצְּפ֫וֺנָה לְ Judges 21:19; (׳צ occurs oftenest in Ezekiel [46t.], Joshua [25t.], Jeremiah [25t.], Daniel [9t.]); — north (opposite south, east, west) Genesis 13:14; Genesis 28:14 (both J), Exodus 27:11 (P), +; ׳מְּאַת צ north side Exodus 26:20; Joshua 15:5 + (see מֵּאָה); so ׳צֶלַיע צ Exodus 26:35, ׳רוּחַ הַצּ Ezekiel 42:17, compare עַליֶֿרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפ֫וֺנָה 2 Kings 16:14; ׳גְּבוּל צ Numbers 34:7,9 north boundary; ׳יַתְכְּתֵי צ remote parts of north Isaiah 14:13 (as divine abode), Ezekiel 38:6,15 + (see [ יַרְכָה]); ׳שַׁעַר הַצּ Ezekiel 40:35 +, ׳מֶּתַח צ Ezekiel 42:2; ׳רוּחַ צ Ezekiel 25:23 north wind, and so ׳צ alone Song of Solomon 4:16; toward the north is צָפ֫וֺנָה Joshua 13:3 #NAME?אֶלצָֿפוֺן Ecclesiastes 1:6, ׳אֶלהַֿצּ Ezekiel 42:1, אֶלהַֿצָּפ֫וֺנָה Ezekiel 8:14, לַצָּפוֺן Ezekiel 40:23, דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֺן Ezekiel 40:20, צָפ֫וֺנָה׳ד Ezekiel 8:5 (twice in verse) +, etc.; especially (in Jeremiah , Ezekiel , etc.) of quarter whence invaders were to come, e. g. Assyrians Isaiah 14:31, compare Zephaniah 2:13, Babylonians Jeremiah 6:1,22; Jeremiah 15:12; Jeremiah 46:20,24 (׳עַםצֿ), Jeremiah 47:2, Ezekiel 26:7, Cyrus against Babylonian Isaiah 41:25, compare Jeremiah 50:3,9,41; Jeremiah 51:48; more vaguely, Jeremiah 1:14,15 (׳מַמְלְכוֺת צ), Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 13:20; Jeremiah 25:9,26 (׳מַלְכֵי הַצּ); of Gog's host Ezekiel 38:6,15; Ezekiel 39:2; ׳נְסִיכֵי צ Ezekiel 32:30 (apparently of nearer [Aramaean?] princes); ׳אֶרֶץ צ Jeremiah 31:8 is region of Carchemish, but Zechariah 2:10; Zechariah 6:6,8 (twice in verse) of Babylon; ׳מֵאֶרֶץ צ (sometimes + other countries) the exiles and dispersed are to return Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 16:15 = Jeremiah 23:8; Jeremiah 31:8, compare Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 49:12; ׳מֶלֶךְ הַצּ Daniel 11:6,7,8,11,13,15,40 denotes successive Seleucidae.

List of Word Forms

בַּצָּפ֑וֹן בצפון הַצָּפ֑וֹן הַצָּפ֑וֹנָה הַצָּפ֔וֹן הַצָּפ֔וֹנָה הַצָּפ֗וֹן הַצָּפ֜וֹן הַצָּפֹֽן׃ הַצָּפֽוֹן׃ הַצָּפוֹן֮ הצפון הצפון׃ הצפונה הצפן׃ וְהַצָּפֽוֹן׃ וְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙ וְצָפ֜וֹנָה וְצָפ֥וֹן ׀ וְצָפֹ֛נָה וְצָפֹ֣נָה וּמִצָּפ֑וֹן וּמִצָּפ֖וֹן והצפון׃ ומצפון וצפון וצפונה וצפנה לַצָּפ֖וֹן לַצָּפ֤וֹנָה לַצָּפֽוֹן׃ לַצָּפוֹן֙ לצפון לצפון׃ לצפונה מִ֭צָּפוֹן מִצְּפ֖וֹן מִצְּפ֗וֹן מִצְּפ֣וֹן מִצְּפ֤וֹנָה מִצָּפ֑וֹן מִצָּפ֔וֹן מִצָּפ֖וֹן מִצָּפ֖וֹנָה מִצָּפ֗וֹן מִצָּפ֛וֹן מִצָּפ֣וֹן מִצָּפ֥וֹן מִצָּפֽוֹן׃ מִצָּפוֹן֙ מצפון מצפון׃ מצפונה צָ֭פוֹן צָפ֑וֹן צָפ֑וֹנָה צָפ֔וֹן צָפ֔וֹנָה צָפ֖וֹן צָפ֖וֹנָה צָפ֗וֹן צָפ֗וֹנָה צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ צָפ֛וֹן צָפ֛וֹנָה צָפ֜וֹן צָפ֜וֹנָה צָפ֡וֹנָה צָפ֣וֹן צָפ֥וֹנָה צָפֹ֑נָה צָפֹ֖נָה צָפֹ֥נָה צָפֹֽנָה׃ צָפֽוֹן׃ צָפֽוֹנָה׃ צָפוֹן֙ צָפוֹנָה֒ צפון צפון׃ צפונה צפונה׃ צפנה צפנה׃ baṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn baṣṣāp̄ōwn batztzaFon haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn haṣ·ṣā·p̄ōn haṣṣāp̄ōn haṣṣāp̄ōwn haṣṣāp̄ōwnāh hatztzaFon hatztzaFonah laṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh laṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn laṣṣāp̄ōwn laṣṣāp̄ōwnāh latztzafOn latztzaFonah miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn miṣ·ṣə·p̄ō·w·nāh miṣ·ṣə·p̄ō·wn miṣṣāp̄ōwn miṣṣāp̄ōwnāh miṣṣəp̄ōwn miṣṣəp̄ōwnāh mitztzaFon mitztzaFonah mitztzeFon mitztzeFonah ṣā·p̄ō·nāh ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh ṣā·p̄ō·wn ṣāp̄ōnāh ṣāp̄ōwn ṣāp̄ōwnāh tzaFon tzaFonah ū·miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn ūmiṣṣāp̄ōwn umitztzaFon vehatztzaFon vetzaFon vetzaFonah wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn wə·ṣā·p̄ō·nāh wə·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh wə·ṣā·p̄ō·wn wəhaṣṣāp̄ōwn wəṣāp̄ōnāh wəṣāp̄ōwn wəṣāp̄ōwnāh