What does צָנִיף (ṣāniyp) mean in the Bible?
צָנִיף (ṣāniyp): Wrapped cloth head-covering signifying status or priestly office; distinct from crown in formal or religious contexts
Hebrew · H6797
צָנִיף
A head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around)
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צָנִיף H6797
Pronunciation ṣāniyp
What does צָנִיף (ṣāniyp) mean in the Bible?
צָנִיף (ṣāniyp): Wrapped cloth head-covering signifying status or priestly office; distinct from crown in formal or religious contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6797?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include turban (2), and my turban (1), diadem (1), tiaras (1).
Where does צָנִיף (ṣāniyp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 29:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Zechariah (2), Job (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 turban 2× Zechariah 3:5
and my turban 1× Job 29:14
diadem 1× Isaiah 62:3
tiaras 1× Isaiah 3:23
Show sample aligned rows
Job 29:14 וְ֝צָנִ֗יף to and my turban Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 3:23 וְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹת to tiaras Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 62:3 וּצְנוֹף to diadem Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Zechariah 3:5 צָנִ֥יף to turban Noun - masculine singular Zechariah 3:5 הַצָּנִ֨יף to turban Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 29:14
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Job 1 Isaiah 2 Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַצָּנִ֨יף 1x haṣ·ṣā·nîp̄ Zechariah 3:5
וְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹת 1x wə·haṣ·ṣə·nî·p̄ō·wṯ Isaiah 3:23
וּצְנוֹף 1x ū·ṣə·nōp̄ Isaiah 62:3
וְ֝צָנִ֗יף 1x wə·ṣā·nîp̄ Job 29:14
צָנִ֥יף 1x ṣā·nîp̄ Zechariah 3:5
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 3:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 29:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 62:3
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 3:23
Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 3:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Wrapped cloth head-covering signifying status or priestly office; distinct from crown in formal or religious contexts
Source Gloss
a head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Wrapped cloth head-covering signifying status or priestly office; distinct from crown in formal or religious contexts
a head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around) BDB: turban Usage: diadem, hood, mitre.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָנִיף is built from this root:
צָנַף H6801
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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