What does צַעַד (ṣaʿad) mean in the Bible?
צַעַד (ṣaʿad): Denotes measured, rhythmic movement; used literally of walking and figuratively of life's ordered progression or divine ordering
Hebrew · H6806
צַעַד
A pace or regular step
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צַעַד H6806
Pronunciation ṣaʿad
What does צַעַד (ṣaʿad) mean in the Bible?
צַעַד (ṣaʿad): Denotes measured, rhythmic movement; used literally of walking and figuratively of life's ordered progression or divine ordering
Full entry for צַעַד (H6806) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6806?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the path (2), her steps (1), his every step (1), his own steps (1), his steps (1).
Where does צַעַד (ṣaʿad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 6:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (5), Proverbs (4), 2 Samuel (2), Jeremiah (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 the path 2× 2 Samuel 22:37, Psalms 18:36
her steps 1× Proverbs 5:5
his every step 1× Job 34:21
his own steps 1× Jeremiah 10:23
his steps 1× Proverbs 16:9
in their stride 1× Proverbs 30:29
my steps 1× Job 14:16
of all my steps 1× Job 31:37
our every step 1× Lamentations 4:18
paces 1× 2 Samuel 6:13
step 1× Job 31:4
stride 1× Job 18:7
your steps 1× Proverbs 4:12
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 6:13 צְעָדִ֑ים to paces Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 22:37 צַעֲדִ֖י to the path Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 14:16 צְעָדַ֣י to my steps Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Job 18:7 צַעֲדֵ֣י to stride Noun - masculine plural construct Job 31:4 צְעָדַ֥י to step Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Job 31:37 צְ֭עָדַי to of all my steps Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Job 34:21 צְעָדָ֥יו to his every step Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 18:36 צַעֲדִ֣י to the path Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Proverbs 4:12 צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ to your steps Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Proverbs 5:5 צְעָדֶ֥יהָ to her steps Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 6:13
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
2 Samuel 2 Job 5 Psalms 1 Proverbs 4 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ 2x ṣa·‘ă·ḏōw Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 10:23
צָ֑עַד 1x ṣā·‘aḏ Proverbs 30:29
צְעָדַ֣י 1x ṣə·‘ā·ḏay Job 14:16
צְעָדַ֥י 1x ṣə·‘ā·ḏay Job 31:4
צְ֭עָדַי 1x ṣə·‘ā·ḏay Job 31:37
צַעֲדִ֖י 1x ṣa·‘ă·ḏî 2 Samuel 22:37
צַעֲדִ֣י 1x ṣa·‘ă·ḏî Psalms 18:36
צַעֲדֵ֣י 1x ṣa·‘ă·ḏê Job 18:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 3x Job 14:16, Job 31:4, Job 31:37
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 2 Samuel 22:37, Psalms 18:36
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 10:23
Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 6:13
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Job 18:7
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Lamentations 4:18
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 5:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 34:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes measured, rhythmic movement; used literally of walking and figuratively of life's ordered progression or divine ordering
Source Gloss
a pace or regular step
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes measured, rhythmic movement; used literally of walking and figuratively of life's ordered progression or divine ordering
a pace or regular step BDB: step Usage: pace, step.
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.
Biblical Witnesses
Human steps or plans ordered by the heart, directed by God
Man's steps or way understood and directed by the Lord
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
צַעַד is built from this root:
צַנְתָּרָה H6804
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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