Word Study · Strong's H6828 · Hebrew
צָפוֹן
tsaphon
tsaw-fone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tsâphôwn
“properly, hidden, i.e. dark”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
Rendered in the KJV as
north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
- 153occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 24 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 64inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 153 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 64
- הַצָּפ֔וֹן9
- צָפ֑וֹן8
- צָפ֔וֹן8
- צָפ֑וֹנָה7
- מִצָּפ֖וֹן6
- צָפֽוֹן׃6
- הַצָּפ֑וֹן5
- מִצָּפוֹן֙5
- צָפ֔וֹנָה5
- מִצְּפ֖וֹן4
- צָפ֙וֹנָה֙4
- צָפ֖וֹנָה4
and 52 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 26
- north -ward39
- [the] north35
- from [the] north25
- the north22
- and north -ward5
- [was] from [the] north3
- [will be] north -ward2
- and from [the] north2
- to the north2
- Zaphon2
- [is] from [the] north1
- [is] from north -ward1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 15
- noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)42
- noun · feminine singular38
- preposition + noun · feminine singular24
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular22
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)5
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa/Sd · 42
- HNcfsa · 38
- HR/Ncfsa · 24
- HTd/Ncfsa · 22
- HR/Ncfsc · 8
- HC/Ncfsa/Sd · 5
- HRd/Ncfsa · 4
- HC/R/Ncfsa · 2
- HTd/Ncfsa/Sd · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
- HNpl/Sd · 1
All 153, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel46 of 153 · 30%
- Joshua25 of 153 · 16%
- Jeremiah25 of 153 · 16%
- Daniel9 of 153 · 6%
- Exodus6 of 153 · 4%
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 13:14צָפֹ֥נָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,here: north -ward
- Genesis 28:14וְצָפֹ֣נָהvetzafonahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.here: and north -ward
Exodus6 occurrences
- Exodus 26:20צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularFor the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frameshere: [the] north
- Exodus 26:35צָפֽוֹן׃tzafonnoun · feminine singularAnd place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.here: [the] north
- Exodus 27:11צָפוֹן֙tzafonnoun · feminine singularLikewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.here: [the] north
- Exodus 36:25צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularFor the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frameshere: [the] north
- Exodus 38:11צָפוֹן֙tzafonnoun · feminine singularThe north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.here: [the] north
- Exodus 40:22צָפֹ֑נָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.here: north -ward
Numbers5 occurrences
- Numbers 2:25צָפֹ֖נָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:here: [will be] north -ward
- Numbers 3:35צָפֹֽנָה׃tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.here: north -ward
- Numbers 34:7צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularYour northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,here: [the] north
- Numbers 34:9צָפֽוֹן׃tzafonnoun · feminine singularcontinue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.here: [the] north
- Numbers 35:5צָפ֛וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularYou are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities.here: [the] north
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 2:3צָפֹֽנָה׃tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)“You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the northhere: north -ward
- Deuteronomy 3:27וְצָפֹ֛נָהvetzafonahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.here: and north -ward
Joshua25 occurrences
- Joshua 8:11מִצְּפ֣וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.here: from [the] north of
- Joshua 8:13מִצְּפ֣וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.here: [was] from [the] north
- Joshua 11:2מִצְּפ֗וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;here: [were] from [the] north
- Joshua 13:3צָפ֔וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;here: north -ward
- Joshua 15:5צָפ֙וֹנָה֙tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.here: north -ward
- Joshua 15:6מִצְּפ֖וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.here: from [the] north
- Joshua 15:7וְצָפ֜וֹנָהvetzafonahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.here: and north -ward
- Joshua 15:8צָפֹֽנָה׃tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.here: north -ward
- Joshua 15:10מִצָּפ֖וֹנָהmitzafonahpreposition + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.here: from north -ward
- Joshua 15:11צָפוֹנָה֒tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.here: north -ward
- Joshua 16:6מִצָּפ֔וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularand out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.here: [is] from [the] north
- Joshua 17:9מִצְּפ֣וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.here: [was] from [the] north
- Joshua 17:10וְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙vetzafonahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.here: and north -ward
- Joshua 17:10מִצָּפ֔וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularEphraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.here: from [the] north
- Joshua 18:5מִצָּפֽוֹן׃mitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularand divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.here: from [the] north
- Joshua 18:12צָפ֖וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.here: north -ward
- Joshua 18:12מִצָּפ֗וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularOn the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.here: from [the] north
- Joshua 18:16צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.here: north -ward
- Joshua 18:17מִצָּפ֗וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularFrom there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.here: from [the] north
- Joshua 18:18צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.here: north -ward
- Joshua 18:19צָפוֹנָה֒tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.here: north -ward
- Joshua 18:19צָפ֔וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.here: north -ward
- Joshua 19:14מִצְּפ֖וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.here: from [the] north
- Joshua 19:27צָפ֛וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.here: north -ward
- Joshua 24:30מִצְּפ֖וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.here: from [the] north
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 2:9מִצְּפ֖וֹןmitzefonpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.here: from [the] north
- Judges 7:1מִצָּפ֔וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularEarly in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.here: from [the] north
- Judges 12:1צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”here: Zaphon towards
- Judges 21:19מִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmitzefonahpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + directional ending (“toward”)“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”here: [is] from north -ward
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 9:24צָפ֥וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.here: north -ward
- 1 Chronicles 26:14צָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.here: north -ward
- 1 Chronicles 26:17לַצָּפ֤וֹנָהlatzafonahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.here: to the north towards
Job2 occurrences
- Job 26:7צָפ֣וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularHe stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.here: [the] north
- Job 37:22מִ֭צָּפוֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularOut of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.here: from [the] north
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 48:2צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularBeautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.here: Zaphon
- Psalms 89:12צָפ֣וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularNorth and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.here: [the] north
- Psalms 107:3מִצָּפ֥וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularand gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.here: from north
Proverbs1 occurrence
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 1:6צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularThe wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.here: [the] north
- Ecclesiastes 11:3בַּצָּפ֑וֹןbatzafonpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularIf the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.here: at the north
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:13צָפֽוֹן׃tzafonnoun · feminine singularYou said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.here: Zaphon
- Isaiah 14:31מִצָּפוֹן֙mitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularWail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.here: from [the] north
- Isaiah 41:25מִצָּפוֹן֙mitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularI have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.here: from [the] north
- Isaiah 43:6לַצָּפוֹן֙latzafonpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularI will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—here: to the north
- Isaiah 49:12מִצָּפ֣וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularBehold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”here: from [the] north
Jeremiah25 occurrences
- Jeremiah 1:13צָפֽוֹנָה׃tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”here: north -ward
- Jeremiah 1:14מִצָּפוֹן֙mitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularThen the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 1:15צָפ֖וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.here: north -ward
- Jeremiah 3:12צָפ֗וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.here: north -ward
- Jeremiah 3:18צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularIn those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 4:6מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularRaise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 6:1מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singular“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 6:22צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularThis is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 10:22צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularListen! The sound of a report is coming— a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt for jackals.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 13:20מִצָּפ֑וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularLift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 15:12מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularCan anyone smash iron— iron from the north—or bronze?here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 16:15צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularInstead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 23:8צָפ֔וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.”here: north -ward
- Jeremiah 25:9צָפ֜וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularbehold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 25:26הַצָּפ֗וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularall the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.here: the north
- Jeremiah 31:8צָפ֗וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularBehold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 46:6צָפ֙וֹנָה֙tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.here: north -ward
- Jeremiah 46:10צָפ֖וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularFor that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 46:20מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularEgypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 46:24צָפֽוֹן׃tzafonnoun · feminine singularThe Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 47:2מִצָּפוֹן֙mitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularThis is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wailhere: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 50:3מִצָּפ֗וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularFor a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 50:9צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularFor behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.here: [the] north
- Jeremiah 50:41מִצָּפ֑וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularBehold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.here: from [the] north
- Jeremiah 51:48מִצָּפ֛וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularThen heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.here: from [the] north
Ezekiel46 occurrences
- Ezekiel 1:4הַצָּפ֗וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularI looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,here: the north
- Ezekiel 8:3צָפ֔וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 8:5צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 8:5צָפ֔וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 8:5מִצָּפוֹן֙mitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singular“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.here: from [the] north
- Ezekiel 8:14הַצָּפ֑וֹנָהhatzafonahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.here: the north towards
- Ezekiel 9:2צָפ֗וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 20:47צָפֽוֹנָה׃tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.here: [the] north towards
- Ezekiel 21:4צָפֽוֹן׃tzafonnoun · feminine singularBecause I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 26:7מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitzafonpreposition + noun · feminine singularFor this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.here: from [the] north
- Ezekiel 32:30צָפ֛וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularAll the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 38:6צָפ֖וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularas well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 38:15צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularAnd you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 39:2צָפ֑וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularI will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 40:19וְהַצָּפֽוֹן׃vehatzafonconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.here: and the north
- Ezekiel 40:20הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.here: the north
- Ezekiel 40:23לַצָּפ֖וֹןlatzafonpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThere was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.here: to the north
- Ezekiel 40:35הַצָּפ֑וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,here: the north
- Ezekiel 40:40הַצָּפ֔וֹנָהhatzafonahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.here: the north -ward
- Ezekiel 40:44הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularOutside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.here: the north
- Ezekiel 40:44הַצָּפֹֽן׃hatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularOutside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.here: the north
- Ezekiel 40:46הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularand the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”here: the north
- Ezekiel 41:11הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around.here: the north
- Ezekiel 42:1הַצָּפ֑וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side.here: the north
- Ezekiel 42:1הַצָּפֽוֹן׃hatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side.here: the north
- Ezekiel 42:2הַצָּפ֑וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.here: the north
- Ezekiel 42:4לַצָּפֽוֹן׃latzafonpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularIn front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.here: [were] to the north
- Ezekiel 42:11הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularwith a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that were on the north. They had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.here: the north
- Ezekiel 42:13הַצָּפ֜וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.here: the north
- Ezekiel 42:17הַצָּפ֑וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.here: the north
- Ezekiel 44:4הַצָּפוֹן֮hatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.here: the north
- Ezekiel 46:9צָפ֜וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularWhen the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 46:9צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 46:19צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western endhere: north -ward
- Ezekiel 47:2צָפוֹנָה֒tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 47:15צָפ֜וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)This shall be the boundary of the land:here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 47:17וְצָפ֥וֹן׀vetzafonconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularSo the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.here: and north
- Ezekiel 47:17צָפ֖וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 47:17צָפֽוֹן׃tzafonnoun · feminine singularSo the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 48:1צָפ֡וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 48:1צָפ֙וֹנָה֙tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 48:10צָפ֜וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 48:16צָפ֗וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularand will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 48:17צָפ֙וֹנָה֙tzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.here: north -ward
- Ezekiel 48:30צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singular“These will be the exits of the city:here: [the] north
- Ezekiel 48:31צָפ֑וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.here: [will be] north -ward
Daniel9 occurrences
- Daniel 8:4וְצָפ֜וֹנָהvetzafonahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.here: and north -ward
- Daniel 11:6הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAfter some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.here: the north
- Daniel 11:7הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.here: the north
- Daniel 11:8הַצָּפֽוֹן׃hatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,here: the north
- Daniel 11:11הַצָּפ֑וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularIn a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.here: the north
- Daniel 11:13הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularFor the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.here: the north
- Daniel 11:15הַצָּפ֔וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.here: the north
- Daniel 11:40הַצָּפ֗וֹןhatzafonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAt the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.here: the north
- Daniel 11:44וּמִצָּפ֑וֹןumitzafonconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singularBut news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.here: and from [the] north
Zechariah5 occurrences
- Zechariah 2:6צָפ֖וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singular“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.here: [the] north
- Zechariah 6:6צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularThe one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”here: [the] north
- Zechariah 6:8צָפ֔וֹןtzafonnoun · feminine singularThen the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”here: [the] north
- Zechariah 6:8צָפֽוֹן׃ סtzafonnoun · feminine singularThen the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”here: [the] north
- Zechariah 14:4צָפ֖וֹנָהtzafonahnoun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.here: north -ward
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