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צִיָּה

Aridity ; concretely, a desert

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צִיָּהH6723
Pronunciationṣiyāh

What does צִיָּה (ṣiyāh) mean in the Bible?

צִיָּה (ṣiyāh): Barren wasteland emphasizing absolute lack of water; used figuratively for spiritual desolation and divine abandonment

Full entry for צִיָּה (H6723) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does צִיָּה (ṣiyāh) mean in the Bible?

צִיָּה (ṣiyāh): Barren wasteland emphasizing absolute lack of water; used figuratively for spiritual desolation and divine abandonment

How does the BSB render H6723?

The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in a dry (2), in the desert (2), a barren (1), a dry (1), a dry land (1).

Where does צִיָּה (ṣiyāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 24:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Job (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
in a dry2×Psalms 63:1, Ezekiel 19:13
in the desert2×Psalms 78:17, Psalms 105:41
a barren1×Joel 2:20
a dry1×Jeremiah 51:43
a dry land1×Jeremiah 50:12
a parched1×Hosea 2:3
and a dry1×Psalms 107:35
and the dry1×Isaiah 41:18
and the dry land1×Isaiah 35:1
As drought1×Job 24:19
as dry1×Zephaniah 2:13
of drought1×Jeremiah 2:6
out of dry1×Isaiah 53:2
the dry land1×Job 30:3
Show sample aligned rows
Job 24:19צִיָּ֤הtoAs droughtNoun - feminine singularJob 30:3צִיָּ֑הtothe dry landNoun - feminine singularPsalms 63:1צִיָּ֖הtoin a dryAdjective - feminine singularPsalms 78:17בַּצִּיָּֽה׃toin the desertPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 105:41בַּצִּיּ֥וֹתtoin the desertPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralPsalms 107:35צִ֝יָּ֗הtoand a dryAdjective - feminine singularIsaiah 35:1וְצִיָּ֑הtoand the dry landConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 41:18צִיָּ֖הtoand the dryAdjective - feminine singularIsaiah 53:2צִיָּ֔הtoout of dryAdjective - feminine singularJeremiah 2:6צִיָּ֣הtoof droughtAdjective - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJob 24:19
Aligned rows16
Books represented8
Job2Psalms4Isaiah3Jeremiah3Ezekiel1Hosea1Joel1Zephaniah1
Source forms
צִיָּ֖ה3xṣî·yāhPsalms 63:1, Isaiah 41:18, Zephaniah 2:13
צִיָּ֣ה3xṣî·yāhJeremiah 2:6, Jeremiah 51:43, Joel 2:20
צִיָּ֔ה2xṣî·yāhIsaiah 53:2, Hosea 2:3
צִיָּ֥ה2xṣî·yāhJeremiah 50:12, Ezekiel 19:13
בַּצִּיָּֽה׃1xbaṣ·ṣî·yāhPsalms 78:17
בַּצִּיּ֥וֹת1xbaṣ·ṣî·yō·wṯPsalms 105:41
וְצִיָּ֑ה1xwə·ṣî·yāhIsaiah 35:1
צִיָּ֤ה1xṣî·yāhJob 24:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular9xPsalms 63:1, Psalms 107:35, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 53:2
Noun - feminine singular4xJob 24:19, Job 30:3, Jeremiah 50:12, Zephaniah 2:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 35:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 105:41
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 78:17
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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