What does צֹעַן (ṣōʿan) mean in the Bible?
צֹעַן (ṣōʿan) is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsoän , a place in Egypt".
Hebrew · H6814
צֹעַן
Tsoän , a place in Egypt
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צֹעַןH6814
Pronunciationṣōʿan
What does צֹעַן (ṣōʿan) mean in the Bible?
צֹעַן (ṣōʿan) is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsoän , a place in Egypt".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6814?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Zoan (4), at Zoan (1), to Zoan (1), Zoan (1).
Where does צֹעַן (ṣōʿan) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 13:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1), Numbers (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 Zoan4×Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43, Isaiah 19:11, Isaiah 19:13
at Zoan1×Isaiah 30:4
to Zoan1×Ezekiel 30:14
Zoan1×Numbers 13:22
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 13:22צֹ֥עַןtoZoanNoun - proper - feminine singularPsalms 78:12צֹֽעַן׃toof ZoanNoun - proper - feminine singularPsalms 78:43צֹֽעַן׃toof ZoanNoun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 19:11צֹ֔עַןtoof ZoanNoun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 19:13צֹ֔עַןtoof ZoanNoun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 30:4בְצֹ֖עַןtoat ZoanPreposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularEzekiel 30:14בְּצֹ֑עַןtoto ZoanPreposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 13:22
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Numbers1Psalms2Isaiah3Ezekiel1
Source forms
צֹ֔עַן2xṣō·‘anIsaiah 19:11, Isaiah 19:13
צֹֽעַן׃2xṣō·‘anPsalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43
בְצֹ֖עַן1xḇə·ṣō·‘anIsaiah 30:4
בְּצֹ֑עַן1xbə·ṣō·‘anEzekiel 30:14
צֹ֥עַן1xṣō·‘anNumbers 13:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular5xNumbers 13:22, Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43, Isaiah 19:11
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular2xIsaiah 30:4, Ezekiel 30:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tsoän , a place in Egypt
Source Gloss
Tsoän , a place in Egypt
Extended definition
Zoan.