tsadah (H6658) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H6658

צָדָה

tsadahtsaw-daw'

to chase

1890 spelling: tsâdâh

Gematria 99

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to chase; by implication, to desolate

Rendered in the KJV as

destroy, hunt, lie in wait.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

נִצְדּ֧וּ1
צָדָ֔ה1
צֹדֶ֥ה1

How it is rendered · 3

[are] lying in wait for1
he was lying in wait1
they have been laid waste1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

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HVNp3cp · 1
HVqp3ms · 1
HVqrmsa · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Exodus1 of 3 · 33%
1 Samuel1 of 3 · 33%
Zephaniah1 of 3 · 33%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 21:13צָדָ֔הtzadahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularIf, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.here: he was lying in wait

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 24:11צֹדֶ֥הtzodehverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularSee, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.here: [are] lying in wait for

Zephaniah1 occurrence

Zephaniah 3:6נִצְדּ֧וּnitzduverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common plural“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.here: they have been laid waste

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