What does צוּץ (ṣûṣ) mean in the Bible?
צוּץ (ṣûṣ): Visual brilliance that moves—twinkling light that naturally extends to flowering life and spiritual flourishing.
Hebrew · H6692
צוּץ
To twinkle , i.e. glance ; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish )
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צוּץ H6692
Pronunciation ṣûṣ
What does צוּץ (ṣûṣ) mean in the Bible?
צוּץ (ṣûṣ): Visual brilliance that moves—twinkling light that naturally extends to flowering life and spiritual flourishing.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6692?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flourish (2), and blossom (1), blossomed (1), has bloomed (1), he blooms (1).
Where does צוּץ (ṣûṣ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 17:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1), Numbers (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 It flourish 2× Psalms 72:16, Psalms 92:7
and blossom 1× Isaiah 27:6
blossomed 1× Numbers 17:8
has bloomed 1× Ezekiel 7:10
he blooms 1× Psalms 103:15
it springs up 1× Psalms 90:6
peering 1× Song Of Solomon 2:9
will gleam 1× Psalms 132:18
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 17:8 וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ to blossomed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 72:16 וְיָצִ֥יצוּ to flourish Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 90:6 יָצִ֣יץ to it springs up Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 92:7 וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ to flourish Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 103:15 יָצִֽיץ׃ to he blooms Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 132:18 יָצִ֥יץ to will gleam Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Song Of Solomon 2:9 מֵצִ֖יץ to peering Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 27:6 יָצִ֥יץ to and blossom Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 7:10 צָ֚ץ to has bloomed Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 17:8
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Numbers 1 Psalms 5 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
יָצִ֥יץ 2x yā·ṣîṣ Psalms 132:18, Isaiah 27:6
וְיָצִ֥יצוּ 1x wə·yā·ṣî·ṣū Psalms 72:16
וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ 1x way·yā·ṣî·ṣū Psalms 92:7
וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ 1x way·yā·ṣêṣ Numbers 17:8
יָצִ֣יץ 1x yā·ṣîṣ Psalms 90:6
יָצִֽיץ׃ 1x yā·ṣîṣ Psalms 103:15
מֵצִ֖יץ 1x mê·ṣîṣ Song Of Solomon 2:9
צָ֚ץ 1x ṣāṣ Ezekiel 7:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Psalms 90:6, Psalms 103:15, Psalms 132:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Numbers 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 72:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 92:7
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 27:6
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 2:9
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 7:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Visual brilliance that moves—twinkling light that naturally extends to flowering life and spiritual flourishing.
Source Gloss
to twinkle , i.e. glance ; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Visual brilliance that moves—twinkling light that naturally extends to flowering life and spiritual flourishing.
to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish) BDB: blossom Usage: bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Imperfect Isa 27:6 · Ps 90:6 · Ps 103:15 · Ps 132:18 4×
Participle active Song 2:9 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Ezek 7:10 1×
Word Origins
צוּץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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