HebrewH6828Noun (Feminine)

צָפוֹן

tsa.phon

136Occurrences
H6828Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

or צָפֹן; from H6845 (צָפַן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. north (of direction), northward 1a) north 1b) northward

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

צָפוֹן appears 136 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
36
Jeremiah
25
Joshua
22
Daniel
9
Exodus
6
Isaiah
5
Numbers
5
Judges
4

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 26:14BSB

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.

Ezk 1:4BSB

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Ezk 48:10BSB

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Jeremiah 23:8BSB

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.”

Joshua 15:11BSB

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.

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