What does צִנָּה (ṣinnāh) mean in the Bible?
צִנָּה (ṣinnāh): Sharp protection: objects unified by pointed, piercing quality—hook penetrates, shield defends through bristling form, cold pierces
Hebrew · H6793
צִנָּה
A hook (as pointed ); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness ); also cold (as piercing )
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צִנָּה H6793
Pronunciation ṣinnāh
What does צִנָּה (ṣinnāh) mean in the Bible?
צִנָּה (ṣinnāh): Sharp protection: objects unified by pointed, piercing quality—hook penetrates, shield defends through bristling form, cold pierces
Full entry for צִנָּה (H6793) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6793?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include large shields (3), . . . (2), shield (2), with the shield (2), and buckler (1).
Where does צִנָּה (ṣinnāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 17:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (5), Ezekiel (4), 1 Chronicles (3), Psalms (3).
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 large shields 3× 1 Kings 10:16, 2 Chronicles 9:15, 2 Chronicles 14:8
. . . 2× 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:41
shield 2× 1 Kings 10:16, 2 Chronicles 9:15
with the shield 2× 1 Chronicles 12:8, Psalms 5:12
and buckler 1× Psalms 35:2
and large 1× Jeremiah 46:3
and shield 1× 2 Chronicles 25:5
and shields 1× Ezekiel 39:9
armed with shields 1× Ezekiel 38:4
He also put shields 1× 2 Chronicles 11:12
his shields 1× Ezekiel 26:8
is a shield 1× Psalms 91:4
Like the cold 1× Proverbs 25:13
men with shield 1× 1 Chronicles 12:34
shields 1× 1 Chronicles 12:24
with buckler 1× Ezekiel 23:24
with hooks 1× Amos 4:2
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 17:7 הַצִּנָּ֖ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:41 הַצִּנָּ֖ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:16 צִנָּ֖ה to large shields Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:16 הַצִּנָּ֥ה to shield Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 12:8 צִנָּ֖ה to with the shield Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 12:24 צִנָּ֖ה to shields Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 12:34 בְּצִנָּ֣ה to men with shield Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 9:15 צִנָּ֖ה to large shields Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 9:15 הַצִּנָּ֥ה to shield Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 11:12 צִנּ֣וֹת to He also put shields Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 17:7
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 9
1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 5 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Amos 1
Source forms
צִנָּ֖ה 5x ṣin·nāh 1 Kings 10:16, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 9:15
הַצִּנָּ֖ה 2x haṣ·ṣin·nāh 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:41
הַצִּנָּ֥ה 2x haṣ·ṣin·nāh 1 Kings 10:16, 2 Chronicles 9:15
צִנָּ֣ה 2x ṣin·nāh 2 Chronicles 14:8, Ezekiel 38:4
בְּצִנָּ֣ה 1x bə·ṣin·nāh 1 Chronicles 12:34
בְּצִנּ֔וֹת 1x bə·ṣin·nō·wṯ Amos 4:2
וְצִנָּ֑ה 1x wə·ṣin·nāh Psalms 35:2
וְצִנָּ֔ה 1x wə·ṣin·nāh Jeremiah 46:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 9x 1 Kings 10:16, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 9:15
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:41, 1 Kings 10:16, 2 Chronicles 9:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 4x 2 Chronicles 25:5, Psalms 35:2, Jeremiah 46:3, Ezekiel 39:9
Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 11:12
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Amos 4:2
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 12:34
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Proverbs 25:13
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 5:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sharp protection: objects unified by pointed, piercing quality—hook penetrates, shield defends through bristling form, cold pierces
Source Gloss
a hook (as pointed ); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness ); also cold (as piercing )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sharp protection: objects unified by pointed, piercing quality—hook penetrates, shield defends through bristling form, cold pierces
a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing) BDB: coolness Usage: buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Like a large shield; a buckler that protects the entire body
Buckler; a large shield that protects the entire body; signifies total defensive coverage
Additional Occurrences
Psalms 5:8-12 כַּצִּנָּה ṣinnāh
as a large shield; buckler
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 22 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
צִנָּה 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