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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צֹעַן H6814
Pronunciation ṣōʿan
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 It of Zoan 4× Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43, Isaiah 19:11, Isaiah 19:13
at Zoan 1× Isaiah 30:4
to Zoan 1× Ezekiel 30:14
Zoan 1× Numbers 13:22
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 13:22 צֹ֥עַן to Zoan Noun - proper - feminine singular Psalms 78:12 צֹֽעַן׃ to of Zoan Noun - proper - feminine singular Psalms 78:43 צֹֽעַן׃ to of Zoan Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 19:11 צֹ֔עַן to of Zoan Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 19:13 צֹ֔עַן to of Zoan Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 30:4 בְצֹ֖עַן to at Zoan Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 30:14 בְּצֹ֑עַן to to Zoan Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 13:22
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Numbers 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
צֹ֔עַן 2x ṣō·‘an Isaiah 19:11, Isaiah 19:13
צֹֽעַן׃ 2x ṣō·‘an Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43
בְצֹ֖עַן 1x ḇə·ṣō·‘an Isaiah 30:4
בְּצֹ֑עַן 1x bə·ṣō·‘an Ezekiel 30:14
צֹ֥עַן 1x ṣō·‘an Numbers 13:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 5x Numbers 13:22, Psalms 78:12, Psalms 78:43, Isaiah 19:11
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 30:4, Ezekiel 30:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tsoän , a place in Egypt
Source Gloss
Tsoän , a place in Egypt
Extended definition
Zoan.
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