What does צִנְצֶנֶת mean in the Bible?
צִנְצֶנֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a vase (probably a vial tapering at the top)".
Hebrew · H6803
צִנְצֶנֶת
A vase (probably a vial tapering at the top)
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צִנְצֶנֶת H6803
What does צִנְצֶנֶת mean in the Bible?
צִנְצֶנֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a vase (probably a vial tapering at the top)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6803?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include jar (1).
Where does צִנְצֶנֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (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 jar 1× Exodus 16:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:33
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Exodus 1
Source forms
צִנְצֶ֣נֶת 1x ṣin·ṣe·neṯ Exodus 16:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Exodus 16:33
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a vase (probably a vial tapering at the top)
Source Gloss
a vase (probably a vial tapering at the top)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a vase (probably a vial tapering at the top) BDB: jar Usage: pot.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צִנְצֶנֶת 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