צָפוֹן

tsa.phonNoun (Feminine)H6828

north

From: or צָפֹן; from H6845 (צָפַן);

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. north (of direction), northward 1a) north 1b) northward

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

136 times

Appears 136 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
36
Jeremiah
25
Joshua
22
Daniel
9
Exodus
6

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 26:14
  • Ezk 1:4
  • Ezk 48:10
  • Jeremiah 23:8
  • Joshua 15:11

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.