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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6658 - צָדָה

Transliteration

tsâdâh

Phonetics

tsaw-daw'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1877,1878

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Qal) to lie in wait
to lay waste
1. (Niphal) to be laid waste

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1195 ‑ δεσμεύω (des‑myoo'‑o); 1587 ‑ ἐκλείπω (ek‑li'‑po);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

BSB (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

CSB (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

ESV (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

KJV (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

LEB (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

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

WEB (3)

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 1

Zephaniah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1395) d y (תסד TsD) AC: Hide CO: Side AB: Stronghold: The pictograph y is a picture of the side of a man. One lies down to sleep, hide or ambush. (eng: side)

A) d y (תסד TsD) AC: ? CO: Side AB: Stronghold

N^m ) d y (תסד TsD) - I. Side: II. Concerning:On the side of something. [Aramaic only] KJV (35): side, beside, another, concerning, against - Strongs: H6654 (צַד), H6655 (צַד)

k^m) d y m (מתסד MTsD) - Stronghold: A hiding place surrounded by sides. KJV (11): stronghold, hold, castle, fort, munition - Strongs: H4679 (מְצָדָה)

ad^f1) e d f y m (מתסודה MTsWDH) - Stronghold: A hiding place surrounded by sides. KJV (22): fortress, hold, snare, stronghold, castle, fort, defense - Strongs: H4686 (מְצֻדָה)

H) e d y (תסדה TsDH) AC: Lay down CO: ? AB: ?

V) e d y (תסדה TsDH) - Lay-down: KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Niphal) wait, hunt, destroy - Strongs: H6658 (צָדָה)

N^m) e d y (תסדה TsDH) - True: Posed as a question, "is it true", as if laying something down for investigation. [Aramaic only] KJV (1): - Strongs: H6656 (צְדָא)

f^f1) e i d y (תסדיה TsDYH) - Ambush: A laying down in wait. KJV (2): lay - Strongs: H6660 (צְדִיָּה)

J) d f y (תסוד TsWD) AC: Hunt CO: Snare AB: ?

V) d f y (תסוד TsWD) - Hunt: To hunt in the sense of laying in ambush. KJV (18): (vf: Paal, Hitpael) hunt, take, chase, provision, sore - Strongs: H6679 (צִיד)

a^m) d f y m (מתסוד MTsWD) - Snare: A tool used for trapping animals while the hunter lies in wait. KJV (6): net, snare, bulwark - Strongs: H4685 (מְצֹדָה)

a^f1) e d f y m (מתסודה MTsWDH) - Snare: A tool used for trapping animals while the hunter lies in wait. KJV (6): net, munition, hold - Strongs: H4685 (מְצֹדָה)

M) d i y (תסיד TsYD) AC: Hunt CO: Meat AB: ?

N^m ) d i y (תסיד TsYD) - I. Hunter:One who lays in ambush. II. Meat:The produce of the hunt. KJV (20): venison, hunter, victuals, provision, hunting, catch, food, hunting - Strongs: H6718 (צַיִד), H6719 (צַיָּד)

N^f1) e d i y (תסידה TsYDH) - Meat: The produce of the hunt. KJV (10): venison, victuals, provision, meat - Strongs: H6720 (צֵדָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2476 R u x (Side)
A2658 Q d y (Straight, Righteous)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. צָדָה verb lie in wait (Late Hebrew id., rare; compare (si vera lectio) Biblical Aramaic צְדָא Daniel 3:14) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳צ Exodus 21:13 (E; absolute); Participle with accusative וְאַתָּה צֹדֶהאֶתנַֿפְשִׁי לְקִחְתָּהּ 1 Samuel 24:11 (Gi; v. 1 Samuel 24:12 van d. H. Baer).

II. [צָדָה] verb lay waste (Late Hebrew id. (rare), Aramaic צְדִי, , id.); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 plural נִצְדּוּעָרֵיהֶם Zephaniah 3:6 their cities are laid waste.

צֵדָה see צֵידָה, below II. צוד. צֵדְנִיֹּת see צִידֹנִי.

צדק (√of following; Late Hebrew, Aramaic in derivatives; compare Arabic speak the truth (also hard, even, straight, perfect); Sabean צדק just, epithet of king Mordtm^{ZMG xxx (1876), 37} Hom^{Chrest. 125}; usually excellent DHM^{ZMG xxix (1875), 595,590} CIS^{iv. p. 176}; also verb favour, endow (one with something) CIS^{iv. No. 198l. 4} DHM^l.c. Mordtm^{Him. Inschr. 70f.}; Phoenician צדק adjective just, right, Tel Amarna (Canaanite) ƒaduk, innocent Old Aramaic צדק noun righteousness, loylty, Nabataean אצדק adjective authorized, Palmyrene זדקתא εὐσεβής; Saho sada‡, be true, clear Reinisch^{Saho Spr, (1890) 312}; Ethiopic be just, righteous, so Late Hebrew צדק Pi`el Hiph`il, Aramaic צְדֵיק, ; compare Kau^{der. d. St.} צדק (1881) HPS^{צדק etc. Presb. Revelation , 1882,165 ff.} Gerber^206ff.).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

צָדָה [see below] (kindred to the verb צוּד), to lie in wait for any one, followed by an acc. Exodus 21:13 followed by נֶפֶשׁ to lie in wait for life, 1 Samuel 24:12.

Derivatives, צְדִיָה, Ch. צְדָא.

Niphal, according to the Chaldee and Syriac use, to be desolated (perhaps prop. to be taken by lying in wait), Zephaniah 3:6.

[In Thes.

“I.

צָדָה

(1) to cut down, to mow, whence the name of the letter צ. Hence

(2) to lay waste a country or city; so Ch. etc.”

“Niphal, to be laid waste, used of cities, Zephaniah 3:6. Parall. נָשַׁמּוּ. Jerome, desolatœ sunt.”

“II.

צָדָה

(1) prop. to fix the eyes on any thing. So Syr.” Hence

“(2) to fix the mind on anything, to search for; followed by an acc. 1 Samuel 24:12. Absol. Exodus 21:13.”]

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List of Word Forms

נִצְדּ֧וּ נצדו צָדָ֔ה צֹדֶ֥ה צדה niṣ·dū niṣdū nitzDu ṣā·ḏāh ṣāḏāh ṣō·ḏeh ṣōḏeh tzaDah tzoDeh