Word Study · Strong's H6793 · Hebrew
צִנָּה
tsinnah
tsin-naw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tsinnâh
“a hook (as pointed)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
Rendered in the KJV as
buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- צִנָּ֖ה5
- הַצִּנָּ֖ה2
- הַצִּנָּ֥ה2
- צִנָּ֣ה2
- בְּצִנָּ֣ה1
- בְּצִנּ֔וֹת1
- וְצִנָּ֑ה1
- וְצִנָּ֔ה1
- וְצִנָּה֙1
- וְצִנָּֽה׃1
- כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗ה1
- כְּצִנַּת־1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- and body shield4
- body shield[s]3
- the body shield3
- body shield2
- shield2
- [is] a shield1
- [is] like [the] cold of1
- a body shield1
- body shields1
- like the shield1
- of the body shield1
- with barbs1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · feminine singular9
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 9
- HC/Ncfsa · 4
- HTd/Ncfsa · 4
- HNcfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Chronicles5 of 22 · 23%
- Ezekiel4 of 22 · 18%
- 1 Chronicles3 of 22 · 14%
- Psalms3 of 22 · 14%
- 1 Samuel2 of 22 · 9%
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 17:7הַצִּנָּ֖הhatzinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.here: the body shield
- 1 Samuel 17:41הַצִּנָּ֖הhatzinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.here: of the body shield
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 10:16צִנָּ֖הtzinahnoun · feminine singularKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.here: body shield[s]
- 1 Kings 10:16הַצִּנָּ֥הhatzinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.here: the body shield
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 12:8צִנָּ֖הtzinahnoun · feminine singularSome Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:here: shield
- 1 Chronicles 12:24צִנָּ֖הtzinahnoun · feminine singularFrom Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.here: shield
- 1 Chronicles 12:34בְּצִנָּ֣הbetzinahpreposition + noun · feminine singularFrom Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.here: with shield
2 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 9:15צִנָּ֖הtzinahnoun · feminine singularKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.here: body shield[s]
- 2 Chronicles 9:15הַצִּנָּ֥הhatzinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.here: the body shield
- 2 Chronicles 11:12צִנּ֣וֹתtzinotnoun · feminine pluralHe also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.here: body shields
- 2 Chronicles 14:8צִנָּ֣הtzinahnoun · feminine singularAsa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.here: body shield[s]
- 2 Chronicles 25:5וְצִנָּֽה׃vetzinahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThen Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.here: and body shield
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 5:12כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗הkatzinahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularFor surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.here: like the shield
- Psalms 35:2וְצִנָּ֑הvetzinahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularTake up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.here: and body shield
- Psalms 91:4צִנָּ֖הtzinahnoun · feminine singularHe will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.here: [is] a shield
Jeremiah1 occurrence
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 23:24צִנָּ֤הtzinahnoun · feminine singularThey will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.here: body shield
- Ezekiel 26:8צִנָּֽה׃tzinahnoun · feminine singularHe will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.here: a body shield
- Ezekiel 38:4צִנָּ֣הtzinahnoun · feminine singularI will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.here: body shield
- Ezekiel 39:9וְצִנָּה֙vetzinahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThen those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.here: and body shield