What does צֹהַר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6672
צֹהַר
A light (i.e. window ); dual double light , i.e. noon
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צֹהַר H6672
What does צֹהַר mean in the Bible?
צֹהַר is a Hebrew word meaning "a light (i.e. window ); dual double light , i.e. noon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6672?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at noon (11), noon (3), at midday (2), . . . (1), a roof (1).
Where does צֹהַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), Genesis (3), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It at noon 11× Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, 1 Kings 18:27, 1 Kings 20:16
noon 3× 1 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 4:20, Psalms 55:17
at midday 2× Song Of Solomon 1:7, Isaiah 59:10
. . . 1× 1 Kings 18:29
a roof 1× Genesis 6:16
and at noon 1× Deuteronomy 28:29
like the noonday sun 1× Psalms 37:6
Shelter us at noonday 1× Isaiah 16:3
than noonday 1× Job 11:17
was taking his midday 1× 2 Samuel 4:5
will be like noonday 1× Isaiah 58:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:16 צֹ֣הַר׀ to a roof Noun - feminine singular Genesis 43:16 בַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ to at noon Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 43:25 בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם to at noon Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 28:29 בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם to and at noon Preposition-b, Article | Noun - md 2 Samuel 4:5 הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ to was taking his midday Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 18:26 הַצָּהֳרַ֤יִם to noon Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 18:27 בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם to At noon Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 18:29 הַֽצָּהֳרַ֔יִם to . . . Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 20:16 בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם to at noon Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 4:20 הַֽצָּהֳרַ֖יִם to noon Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:16
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 12
Genesis 3 Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם 5x baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim Genesis 43:25, 1 Kings 20:16, Song Of Solomon 1:7, Jeremiah 15:8
כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ 2x kaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim Psalms 37:6, Isaiah 58:10
צָהֳרָֽיִם׃ 2x ṣā·ho·rā·yim Psalms 91:6, Jeremiah 20:16
בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם 1x ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim 1 Kings 18:27
בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ 1x ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim Isaiah 59:10
בַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם 1x ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim Jeremiah 6:4
בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם 1x baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim Deuteronomy 28:29
בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ 1x baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim Zephaniah 2:4
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 11x Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, 1 Kings 18:27, 1 Kings 20:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x 2 Samuel 4:5, 1 Kings 18:26, 1 Kings 18:29, 2 Kings 4:20
Noun - masculine plural 3x Psalms 91:6, Isaiah 16:3, Jeremiah 20:16
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Psalms 37:6, Isaiah 58:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 55:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 11:17
Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 6:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - md 1x Deuteronomy 28:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a light (i.e. window ); dual double light , i.e. noon
Source Gloss
a light (i.e. window ); dual double light , i.e. noon
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon BDB: midday Usage: midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צֹהַר is built from this root:
צָהַר H6671
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain