What does צְלַח (ṣĕlaḥ) mean in the Bible?
צְלַח (ṣĕlaḥ): Movement forward with success; to advance and prosper, often of God's purposes or plans gaining traction
Hebrew · H6744
צְלַח
To advance (transitive or intransitive)
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צְלַח H6744
Pronunciation ṣĕlaḥ
What does צְלַח (ṣĕlaḥ) mean in the Bible?
צְלַח (ṣĕlaḥ): Movement forward with success; to advance and prosper, often of God's purposes or plans gaining traction
Full entry for צְלַח (H6744) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6744?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and is prospering (1), and prospered (1), promoted (1), prospered (1).
Where does צְלַח (ṣĕlaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (2), Ezra (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 and is prospering 1× Ezra 5:8
and prospered 1× Ezra 6:14
promoted 1× Daniel 3:30
prospered 1× Daniel 6:28
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:8 וּמַצְלַ֥ח to and is prospering Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Ezra 6:14 וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין to and prospered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Daniel 3:30 הַצְלַ֛ח to promoted Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 6:28 הַצְלַ֖ח to prospered Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:8
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Daniel 2
Source forms
הַצְלַ֛ח 1x haṣ·laḥ Daniel 3:30
הַצְלַ֖ח 1x haṣ·laḥ Daniel 6:28
וּמַצְלַ֥ח 1x ū·maṣ·laḥ Ezra 5:8
וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין 1x ū·maṣ·lə·ḥîn Ezra 6:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Daniel 3:30, Daniel 6:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 1x Ezra 6:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Ezra 5:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Movement forward with success; to advance and prosper, often of God's purposes or plans gaining traction
Source Gloss
to advance (transitive or intransitive)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Movement forward with success; to advance and prosper, often of God's purposes or plans gaining traction
to advance (transitive or intransitive) BDB: prosper Usage: promote, prosper.
Word Origins
צְלַח is built from this root:
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