What does צְמִיתֻת mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6783
צְמִיתֻת
Excision , i.e. destruction ; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction , i.e. perpetually
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צְמִיתֻתH6783
What does צְמִיתֻת mean in the Bible?
צְמִיתֻת is a Hebrew word meaning "excision , i.e. destruction ; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction , i.e. perpetually".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6783?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is permanently (1), permanently (1).
Where does צְמִיתֻת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 25:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (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 Itis permanently1×Leviticus 25:30
permanently1×Leviticus 25:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 25:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Leviticus2
Source forms
לַצְּמִיתֻ֛ת1xlaṣ·ṣə·mî·ṯuṯLeviticus 25:30
לִצְמִתֻ֔ת1xliṣ·mi·ṯuṯLeviticus 25:23
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 25:23
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 25:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. excision , i.e. destruction ; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction , i.e. perpetually
Source Gloss
excision , i.e. destruction ; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction , i.e. perpetually
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
excision, i.e. destruction; used only (adverbially) with prepositional prefix to extinction, i.e. perpetually BDB: completion Usage: ever.
Word Origins
צְמִיתֻת is built from this root: