Original Language Studio
Proverbs 25:13
“As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צִנָּהtsinnâh · tsin-naw'
H6793 · Hebrew
H6793 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
- Derivation
- feminine of H6791 (צֵן);
- KJV renderings
- buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.
- Grammar
- כְּ — preposition
- צִנַּת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 17:71 Samuel 17:411 Kings 10:161 Kings 10:161 Chronicles 12:9
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צִנָּה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.