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
Hebrew · H6723
צִיָּה
Aridity ; concretely, a desert
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צִיָּה H6723
Pronunciation ṣiyāh
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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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 dry 2× Psalms 63:1, Ezekiel 19:13
in the desert 2× Psalms 78:17, Psalms 105:41
a barren 1× Joel 2:20
a dry 1× Jeremiah 51:43
a dry land 1× Jeremiah 50:12
a parched 1× Hosea 2:3
and a dry 1× Psalms 107:35
and the dry 1× Isaiah 41:18
and the dry land 1× Isaiah 35:1
As drought 1× Job 24:19
as dry 1× Zephaniah 2:13
of drought 1× Jeremiah 2:6
out of dry 1× Isaiah 53:2
the dry land 1× Job 30:3
Show sample aligned rows
Job 24:19 צִיָּ֤ה to As drought Noun - feminine singular Job 30:3 צִיָּ֑ה to the dry land Noun - feminine singular Psalms 63:1 צִיָּ֖ה to in a dry Adjective - feminine singular Psalms 78:17 בַּצִּיָּֽה׃ to in the desert Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 105:41 בַּצִּיּ֥וֹת to in the desert Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 107:35 צִ֝יָּ֗ה to and a dry Adjective - feminine singular Isaiah 35:1 וְצִיָּ֑ה to and the dry land Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 41:18 צִיָּ֖ה to and the dry Adjective - feminine singular Isaiah 53:2 צִיָּ֔ה to out of dry Adjective - feminine singular Jeremiah 2:6 צִיָּ֣ה to of drought Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 24:19
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 8
Job 2 Psalms 4 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
צִיָּ֖ה 3x ṣî·yāh Psalms 63:1, Isaiah 41:18, Zephaniah 2:13
צִיָּ֣ה 3x ṣî·yāh Jeremiah 2:6, Jeremiah 51:43, Joel 2:20
צִיָּ֔ה 2x ṣî·yāh Isaiah 53:2, Hosea 2:3
צִיָּ֥ה 2x ṣî·yāh Jeremiah 50:12, Ezekiel 19:13
בַּצִּיָּֽה׃ 1x baṣ·ṣî·yāh Psalms 78:17
בַּצִּיּ֥וֹת 1x baṣ·ṣî·yō·wṯ Psalms 105:41
וְצִיָּ֑ה 1x wə·ṣî·yāh Isaiah 35:1
צִיָּ֤ה 1x ṣî·yāh Job 24:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 9x Psalms 63:1, Psalms 107:35, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 53:2
Noun - feminine singular 4x Job 24:19, Job 30:3, Jeremiah 50:12, Zephaniah 2:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 35:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 105:41
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 78:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Barren wasteland emphasizing absolute lack of water; used figuratively for spiritual desolation and divine abandonment
Source Gloss
aridity ; concretely, a desert
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Barren wasteland emphasizing absolute lack of water; used figuratively for spiritual desolation and divine abandonment
aridity; concretely, a desert BDB: dryness Usage: barren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.
Grammatical Forms
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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