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Lexicon :: Strong's H6828 - ṣāp̄ôn

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צָפוֹן
Transliteration
ṣāp̄ôn
Pronunciation
tsaw-fone'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1953b

Strong’s Definitions

צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 153x

The KJV translates Strong's H6828 in the following manner: north (116x), northward (24x), north side (11x), northern (1x), north wind (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 153x
The KJV translates Strong's H6828 in the following manner: north (116x), northward (24x), north side (11x), northern (1x), north wind (1x).
  1. north (of direction), northward

    1. north

    2. northward

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
STRONGS H6828: Abbreviations
I. צָפוֺן 153 noun feminineIsaiah 43:6 north (as the hidden, dark; compare Thes LewyFremdw. 188 f.; perhaps Phoenician צפל north); — absolute צ׳ Jeremiah 26:26 +, צָפֹ֫נָה northward Genesis 13:14 +, oftener צָפ֫וֺנָה Jeremiah 3:12 +, also צָפ֫וֺנָה = צָפוֺן Jeremiah 1:13 + (after prepositions and stative construct; compare Ges§ 90e); construct מִצְּפוֺן לְ Joshua 8:11 +, also מִצְּפוֺן Joshua 19:14 Gi (compare Benn; van d. H. Baer מִצָּ׳), מִצְּפ֫וֺנָה לְ Judges 21:19; (צ׳ occurs oftenest in Ezekiel [46 times], Joshua [25 times], Jeremiah [25 times], Daniel [9 times]); — north (opposite south, east, west) Genesis 13:14; Genesis 28:14 (both J), Exodus 27:11 (P), +; צ׳ פְּאַת north side Exodus 26:20; Joshua 15:5 + (see פֵּאָה); so צֶלַיע צ׳ Exodus 26:35, רוּחַ הַצּ׳ Ezekiel 42:17, compare עַליֶֿרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפ֫וֺנָה 2 Kings 16:14; גְּבוּל צ׳ Numbers 34:7, 9 north boundary; יַתְכְּתֵי צ׳ remote parts of north Isaiah 14:13 (as divine abode), Ezekiel 38:6, 15 + (see [יַרְכָה]); שַׁעַר הַצּ׳ Ezekiel 40:35 +, צ׳ פֶּתַחEzekiel 42:2; רוּחַ צ׳ Ezekiel 25:23 north wind, and so צ׳ alone Songs 4:16; toward the north is צָפ֫וֺנָה Joshua 13:3אֶלצָֿפוֺן Ecclesiastes 1:6, אֶלהַֿצּ׳ Ezekiel 42:1, אֶלהַֿצָּפ֫וֺנָה Ezekiel 8:14, לַצָּפוֺן Ezekiel 40:23, דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֺן Ezekiel 40:20, צָפ֫וֺנָה ד׳ Ezekiel 8:5 (twice in verse) +, etc.; especially (in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc.) of quarter whence invaders were to come, e. g. Assyrians Isaiah 14:31, compare Zephaniah 2:13, Babylonians Jeremiah 6:1, 22; Jeremiah 15:12; Jeremiah 46:20, 24 (עַםצֿ׳), Jeremiah 47:2, Ezekiel 26:7, Cyrus against Babylonian Isaiah 41:25, compare Jeremiah 50:3, 9, 41; Jeremiah 51:48; more vaguely, Jeremiah 1:14, 15 (מַמְלְכוֺת צ׳), Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 13:20; Jeremiah 25:9, 26 (מַלְכֵי הַצּ׳); of Gog's host Ezekiel 38:6, 15; Ezekiel 39:2; נְסִיכֵי צ׳ Ezekiel 32:30 (apparently of nearer [Aramaean?] princes); אֶרֶץ צ׳ Jeremiah 31:8 is region of Carchemish, but Zechariah 2:10; Zechariah 6:6, 8 (twice in verse) of Babylon; מֵאֶרֶץ צ׳ (sometimes + other countries) the exiles and dispersed are to return Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 16:15 = Jeremiah 23:8; Jeremiah 31:8, compare Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 49:12; מֶלֶךְ הַצּ׳ Daniel 11:6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 40 denotes successive Seleucidae.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:14; 13:14; 28:14

Exodus

26:20; 26:35; 27:11

Numbers

34:7; 34:9

Joshua

8:11; 13:3; 15:5; 19:14

Judges

21:19

2 Kings

16:14

Ecclesiastes

1:6

Song of Songs

4:16

Isaiah

14:13; 14:31; 41:25; 43:6; 43:6; 49:12

Jeremiah

1:13; 1:14; 1:15; 3:12; 3:18; 4:6; 6:1; 6:22; 10:22; 13:20; 15:12; 16:15; 23:8; 25:9; 25:26; 31:8; 31:8; 46:20; 46:24; 47:2; 50:3; 50:9; 50:41; 51:48

Ezekiel

8:5; 8:14; 26:7; 32:30; 38:6; 38:6; 38:15; 38:15; 39:2; 40:20; 40:23; 40:35; 42:1; 42:2; 42:17

Daniel

11:6; 11:7; 11:8; 11:11; 11:13; 11:15; 11:40

Zephaniah

2:13

Zechariah

2:10; 6:6; 6:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6828 matches the Hebrew צָפוֹן (ṣāp̄ôn),
which occurs 153 times in 141 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (Eze 40:19–Zec 14:4)

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:19 - Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, [fn]one hundred cubits on the east and on the north H6828.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:20 -

As for the gate of the outer court which faced the north H6828, he measured its length and its width.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:23 - The inner court had a gate opposite the gate on the north H6828 as well as the gate on the east; and he measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:35 -

Then he brought me to the north H6828 gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements,

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:40 - On the outer [fn]side, [fn]as one went up to the entrance of the gate toward the north H6828, were two tables; and on the other [fn]side of the porch of the gate were two tables.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:44 -

From the outside to the inner gate were [fn]chambers for the singers in the inner court, one of which was at the [fn]side of the north H6828 gate, with [fn]its front toward the south, and one at the [fn]side of the [fn]south gate facing toward the north H6828.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:46 - but the chamber which faces toward the north H6828 is for the priests who keep the responsibility of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to Him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:11 - The [fn]doorways of the [fn]side chambers toward the free space consisted of one doorway toward the north H6828 and another doorway toward the south; and the width of the place of the free space was five cubits all around.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:1 -

Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north H6828; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north H6828.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:2 - Along the length, which was [fn]one hundred cubits, was the north H6828 door; the width was fifty cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:4 - Before the chambers was an inner walk ten cubits wide, a way of [fn]one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north H6828.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:11 - The way in front of them was like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north H6828, according to their length so was their width, and all their exits were both according to their [fn]arrangements and openings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:13 -

Then he said to me, “The north H6828 chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separate area, they are the holy chambers where the priests who are near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; for the place is holy.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17 - He measured on the north H6828 side 500 reeds by the measuring reed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:4 -

Then He brought me by way of the north H6828 gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh, and I fell on my face.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:9 - “But when the people of the land come before Yahweh at the appointed times, he who enters by way of the north H6828 gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And he who enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north H6828 gate. [fn]No one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered but shall go straight out.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:19 -

Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced north H6828; and behold, there was a place at the extreme rear toward the west.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:2 - He brought me out by way of the north H6828 gate and led me around by way of the outside to the outer gate by way of the gate that faces east. And behold, water was trickling from the south side.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:15 -

“This shall be the boundary of the land: on the north H6828 side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of [fn]Zedad;

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - “And the boundary shall be from the sea to Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north H6828 toward the north H6828 is the border of Hamath. This is the north H6828 side.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:1 -

“Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern H6828 extremity, [fn]beside the way of Hethlon to [fn]Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north H6828 [fn]beside Hamath, [fn]running from east to west, Dan, one portion.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10 - “And the holy contribution shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north H6828 25,000 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000 in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 in length; and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in its midst.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16 - “And these shall be its measurements: the north H6828 side [fn]4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:17 - “And the city shall have [fn]open spaces: on the north H6828 [fn]250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:30 -

“And these are the exits of the city: on the north H6828 side, 4,500 cubits by measurement.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:31 - “And the gates of the city shall be [fn]named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north H6828: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:4 - I saw the ram butting westward, northward H6828, and southward, and no other beasts could stand before it, nor was there anyone to deliver from its [fn]power, but it did as it pleased and magnified itself.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:6 - “And [fn]after some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North H6828 to carry out [fn]an equitable arrangement. But she will not retain her [fn]position of power, nor will he continue to stand with his [fn]power, but she will be given up, along with those who brought her in and the one who fathered her as well as he who strengthened her in those times.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - “But one of the [fn]descendants of her line will stand in his place, and he will come against their military force and enter the fortress of the king of the North H6828, and he will deal with them and display strength.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:8 - “And also their gods with their [fn]metal images and their desirable vessels of silver and gold he will bring into captivity to Egypt, and he on his part will stand back from attacking the king of the North H6828 for some years.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:11 - “And the king of the South will be enraged and go forth and fight [fn]with the king of the North H6828. Then the latter will cause a great multitude to stand, but that multitude will be given into [fn]the hand of the former.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13 - “And the king of the North H6828 will again cause a much greater multitude than the former to stand, and at the end of the times of those years, he will keep on coming with a great military force and much equipment.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:15 - “Then the king of the North H6828 will come, cast up a siege ramp, and capture a well-fortified city; and the might of the South will not stand, not even [fn]their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:40 -

“And at the time of the end, the king of the South will collide with him, and the king of the North H6828 will storm against him with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter lands, overflow them, and pass through.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:44 - “But reports from the East and from the North H6828 will dismay him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and [fn]devote many to destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:12 -

“People will wander from sea to sea

And from the north H6828 even to the east;

They will go to and fro to seek the word of Yahweh,

But they will not find it.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:13 -

And He will stretch out His hand against the north H6828

And cause Assyria to perish,

And He will make Nineveh a desolation,

Parched like the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:6 -

[fn]Ho there! Flee from the land of the north H6828,” declares Yahweh, “for I have dispersed you as the four winds of the heavens,” declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north H6828 country; and the white ones go forth after them, and the dappled ones go forth to the south country.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:8 - Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, “See, those who are going to the land of the north H6828 have caused My Spirit to have rest in the land of the north H6828.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:4 - And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley so that half of the mountain will move toward the north H6828 and the other half toward the south.

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