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Hebrew · H6731

צִיץ

Properly, glistening , i.e. a burnished plate ; also a flower (as bright colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)

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צִיץH6731
Pronunciationṣiyṣ

What does צִיץ (ṣiyṣ) mean in the Bible?

צִיץ (ṣiyṣ): Glistening brightness unites the semantic range: burnished metal plate, vibrant flower, and gleaming wing share visual radiance.

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What does צִיץ (ṣiyṣ) mean in the Bible?

צִיץ (ṣiyṣ): Glistening brightness unites the semantic range: burnished metal plate, vibrant flower, and gleaming wing share visual radiance.

How does the BSB render H6731?

The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flowers (4), [and] the flowers (2), Like a flower (2), . . . (1), a plate (1).

Where does צִיץ (ṣiyṣ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), Isaiah (4), Exodus (2), Jeremiah (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
flowers4×1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35
[and] the flowers2×Isaiah 40:7, Isaiah 40:8
Like a flower2×Job 14:2, Psalms 103:15
. . .1×Numbers 17:8
a plate1×Exodus 28:36
flower1×Isaiah 28:1
like the flowers1×Isaiah 40:6
plate1×Leviticus 8:9
salt1×Jeremiah 48:9
the plate1×Exodus 39:30
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:36צִּ֖יץtoa plateNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 39:30צִ֥יץtothe plateNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 8:9צִ֤יץtoplateNoun - masculine singular constructNumbers 17:8צִ֔יץto. . .Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 6:18צִצִּ֑יםtoflowersNoun - masculine plural1 Kings 6:29צִצִּ֑יםtoflowersNoun - masculine plural1 Kings 6:32צִצִּ֖יםtoflowersNoun - masculine plural1 Kings 6:35צִצִּ֑יםtoflowersNoun - masculine pluralJob 14:2כְּצִ֣יץtoLike a flowerPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 103:15כְּצִ֥יץtolike a flowerPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

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

First aligned rowExodus 28:36
Aligned rows15
Books represented8
Exodus2Leviticus1Numbers11 Kings4Job1Psalms1Isaiah4Jeremiah1
Source forms
צִצִּ֑ים3xṣiṣ·ṣîm1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:35
כְּצִ֥יץ2xkə·ṣîṣPsalms 103:15, Isaiah 40:6
צִ֔יץ2xṣîṣNumbers 17:8, Isaiah 40:7
וְצִ֥יץ1xwə·ṣîṣIsaiah 28:1
כְּצִ֣יץ1xkə·ṣîṣJob 14:2
צִ֥יץ1xṣîṣExodus 39:30
צִ֤יץ1xṣîṣLeviticus 8:9
צִ֑יץ1xṣîṣIsaiah 40:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural4x1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35
Noun - masculine singular4xNumbers 17:8, Isaiah 40:7, Isaiah 40:8, Jeremiah 48:9
Noun - masculine singular construct3xExodus 28:36, Exodus 39:30, Leviticus 8:9
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct2xPsalms 103:15, Isaiah 40:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 28:1
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 14:2
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