What does צְחִיחַ mean in the Bible?
e. exposed to the bright sun".
Hebrew · H6706
צְחִיחַ
Glaring , i.e. exposed to the bright sun
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צְחִיחַ H6706
What does צְחִיחַ mean in the Bible?
צְחִיחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "glaring , i.e. exposed to the bright sun".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6706?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a bare (2), the bare (2).
Where does צְחִיחַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezekiel 24:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4).
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 a bare 2× Ezekiel 26:4, Ezekiel 26:14
the bare 2× Ezekiel 24:7, Ezekiel 24:8
Show sample aligned rows
Ezekiel 24:7 צְחִ֥יחַ to the bare Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 24:8 צְחִ֣יחַ to the bare Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 26:4 לִצְחִ֥יחַ to a bare Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 26:14 לִצְחִ֣יחַ to a bare Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezekiel 24:7
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Ezekiel 4
Source forms
לִצְחִ֥יחַ 1x liṣ·ḥî·aḥ Ezekiel 26:4
לִצְחִ֣יחַ 1x liṣ·ḥî·aḥ Ezekiel 26:14
צְחִ֥יחַ 1x ṣə·ḥî·aḥ Ezekiel 24:7
צְחִ֣יחַ 1x ṣə·ḥî·aḥ Ezekiel 24:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Ezekiel 24:7, Ezekiel 24:8
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Ezekiel 26:4, Ezekiel 26:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. glaring , i.e. exposed to the bright sun
Source Gloss
glaring , i.e. exposed to the bright sun
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
glaring, i.e. exposed to the bright sun BDB: shining Usage: higher place, top.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְחִיחַ is built from this root:
צָחַח H6705
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