Hebrew verb · H6658
צָדָה
tsadahtsaw-daw'
to ambush; to waste
3 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: tsâdâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6658is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 39Old Testament books
- 3spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6658
to chase; by implication, to desolate
The King James renders it: destroy, hunt, lie in wait.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
tsadah is rendered "to ambush; to waste". It stands 3 times in the Hebrew text, across three books.
- One of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to ambush".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 21:13If, 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.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
If, 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.
Exodus 21:13צָדָ֔ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
One of the word's three uses is in Exodus.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to ambush, and to waste.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to ambushStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereExodus 21:13If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen… |
| to wasteStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- he was lying in wait1
- lying in wait for1
- they have been laid waste1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 3, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- נִצְדּ֧וּ1
- צָדָ֔ה1
- צֹדֶ֥ה1
The grammar of each form
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural1HVNp3cp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HVqrmsa
Exodus
one use
If, 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.
- צָדָ֔הtzadahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was lying in wait
1 Samuel
one use
See, 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.
- צֹדֶ֥הtzodehverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: lying in wait for
Zephaniah
one use
“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.
- נִצְדּ֧וּnitzduverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they have been laid waste
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.