What does צָלִי mean in the Bible?
צָלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "roasted".
Hebrew · H6748
צָלִי
Roasted
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צָלִי H6748
What does צָלִי mean in the Bible?
צָלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "roasted".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6748?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include roasted (2), the roast (1).
Where does צָלִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), Isaiah (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 roasted 2× Exodus 12:8, Exodus 12:9
the roast 1× Isaiah 44:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Exodus 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
צְלִי־ 2x ṣə·lî- Exodus 12:8, Exodus 12:9
צָלִ֖י 1x ṣā·lî Isaiah 44:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 12:8, Exodus 12:9
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 44:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. roasted
Source Gloss
roasted
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
roasted Usage: roast.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָלִי is built from this root:
צָלָה H6740
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