What does צִן mean in the Bible?
צִן is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsin , a part of the Desert".
Hebrew · H6790
צִן
Tsin , a part of the Desert
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צִןH6790
What does צִן mean in the Bible?
צִן is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsin , a part of the Desert".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6790?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Zin (8), to Zin (2).
Where does צִן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 13:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (7), Joshua (2), Deuteronomy (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 Itof Zin8×Numbers 13:21, Numbers 20:1, Numbers 27:14, Numbers 33:36
to Zin2×Numbers 34:4, Joshua 15:3
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 13:21צִ֥ןtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 20:1צִן֙toof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 27:14צִ֗ןtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 27:14צִֽן׃פtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 33:36צִ֖ןtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 34:3צִ֖ןtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularNumbers 34:4צִ֔נָהtoto ZinNoun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularDeuteronomy 32:51צִ֑ןtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularJoshua 15:1צִ֛ןtoof ZinNoun - proper - feminine singularJoshua 15:3צִ֔נָהtoto ZinNoun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 13:21
Aligned rows10
Books represented3
Numbers7Deuteronomy1Joshua2
Source forms
צִ֖ן2xṣinNumbers 33:36, Numbers 34:3
צִ֔נָה2xṣi·nāhNumbers 34:4, Joshua 15:3
צִ֥ן1xṣinNumbers 13:21
צִן֙1xṣinNumbers 20:1
צִ֗ן1xṣinNumbers 27:14
צִ֑ן1xṣinDeuteronomy 32:51
צִ֛ן1xṣinJoshua 15:1
צִֽן׃פ1xṣinNumbers 27:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular8xNumbers 13:21, Numbers 20:1, Numbers 27:14, Numbers 33:36
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular2xNumbers 34:4, Joshua 15:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tsin , a part of the Desert
Source Gloss
Tsin , a part of the Desert
Extended definition
Zin.