What does צוֹא mean in the Bible?
צוֹא is a Hebrew word meaning "soiled (as if excrementitious)".
Hebrew · H6674
צוֹא
Soiled (as if excrementitious)
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צוֹא H6674
What does צוֹא mean in the Bible?
צוֹא is a Hebrew word meaning "soiled (as if excrementitious)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6674?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his filthy (1), in filthy (1).
Where does צוֹא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Zechariah 3:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Zechariah (2).
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 his filthy 1× Zechariah 3:4
in filthy 1× Zechariah 3:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Zechariah 3:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַצֹּאִ֖ים 1x haṣ·ṣō·’îm Zechariah 3:4
צוֹאִ֑ים 1x ṣō·w·’îm Zechariah 3:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 3:3
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 3:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. soiled (as if excrementitious)
Source Gloss
soiled (as if excrementitious)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
soiled (as if excrementitious) BDB: filthy Usage: filthy.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Part of These Phrases
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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