What does בַּרְזֶל · צָפוֹן mean in the Bible?
בַּרְזֶל · צָפוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "iron from the north".
Hebrew · H1270, H6828
בַּרְזֶל מִצָּפוֹן
Iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement · properly, hidden , i.e. dark ; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
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בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
צָפוֹן H6828 properly, hidden , i.e. dark ; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
Pronunciation ṣāpwōn
North denotes the hidden, dark, unknown quarter—associated with mystery and threat in biblical geography and theology.
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What does בַּרְזֶל מִצָּפוֹן (barzel mitsafon) mean in the Bible?
בַּרְזֶל · צָפוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "iron from the north".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1270, H6828?
H1270, H6828 is connected to 229 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. iron from the north
Strong's H1270, H6828
Lexical occurrences 229 verses Source Gloss
iron from the north
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בַּרְזֶל מִצָּפוֹן is built from this root:
בִּרְזוֹת H1269
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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