What does צוֹאָה (ṣwōʾāh) mean in the Bible?
צוֹאָה (ṣwōʾāh): Moves from literal bodily waste to metaphorical spiritual/moral defilement; marks profound uncleanness in priestly purity language.
Hebrew · H6675
צוֹאָה
Excrement ; generally, dirt ; figuratively, pollution
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צוֹאָהH6675
Pronunciationṣwōʾāh
What does צוֹאָה (ṣwōʾāh) mean in the Bible?
צוֹאָה (ṣwōʾāh): Moves from literal bodily waste to metaphorical spiritual/moral defilement; marks profound uncleanness in priestly purity language.
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How does the BSB render H6675?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include filth (1), of their filth (1), the filth (1).
Where does צוֹאָה (ṣwōʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 30:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfilth1×Isaiah 28:8
of their filth1×Proverbs 30:12
the filth1×Isaiah 4:4
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First aligned rowProverbs 30:12
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Proverbs1Isaiah2
Source forms
וּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹ1xū·miṣ·ṣō·’ā·ṯōwProverbs 30:12
צֹאָ֑ה1xṣō·’āhIsaiah 28:8
צֹאַ֣ת1xṣō·’aṯIsaiah 4:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xProverbs 30:12
Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 28:8
Noun - feminine singular construct1xIsaiah 4:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moves from literal bodily waste to metaphorical spiritual/moral defilement; marks profound uncleanness in priestly purity language.
Source Gloss
excrement ; generally, dirt ; figuratively, pollution
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moves from literal bodily waste to metaphorical spiritual/moral defilement; marks profound uncleanness in priestly purity language.
excrement; generally, dirt; figuratively, pollution BDB: filth Usage: dung, filth(-iness). Marg. for 2716.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צוֹאָה is built from this root: