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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 courtyard, a hundred cubits on the east and on the north H6828.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:20 -

And as for the gate of the outer courtyard which faced north H6828, he measured its length and its width.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:23 - The inner courtyard had a gate opposite the gate on the north H6828 as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a 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 [fn]gateway 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 courtyard, 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 north H6828.

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

Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard, 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 a hundred [fn]cubits, was the north H6828 door; the width was fifty cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:4 - In front of the chambers was an inner passage ten cubits wide, a way of one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north H6828.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:11 - And 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 according to their building plans 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 the LORD shall eat the most holy things. There they shall set 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: five hundred rods by the measuring rod.
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 the LORD filled the house of the LORD, and I fell on my face.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:9 - “But when the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, one who enters by way of the north H6828 gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And one 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, a place was there at the extreme rear toward the west.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:2 - And he brought me out by way of the north H6828 gate and led me around [fn]on the outside to the outer gate, by the way facing east. And behold, water was spurting out from the south side.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:15 -

“And 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 - “The boundary shall [fn]extend 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 - “The holy allotment shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north H6828 twenty-five thousand cubits in length, toward the west ten thousand in width, toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16 - “And these shall be its measurements: the north H6828 side, 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 - “The city shall have [fn]open spaces: on the north H6828 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:30 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:31 - [fn]shall be the gates of the city, [fn]named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north H6828: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; and 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 against him nor was there anyone to rescue from his [fn]power, but he did as he pleased and made himself great.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:6 - “And 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 reach an agreement. But she will not keep her [fn]position of power, nor will he remain 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 supported her in those times.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - “But one of the [fn]descendants of her line will arise in his place, and he will come against their army and enter the fortress of the king of the North H6828, and he will deal with them and prevail.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:8 - “And he will also take into captivity to Egypt their gods with their cast metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and he on his part will [fn]refrain 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 out and fight [fn]with the king of the North H6828. Then the latter will raise a great multitude, but that multitude will be handed over to [fn]the former.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13 - “For the king of the North H6828 will again raise a greater multitude than the former, and [fn]after an interval of some years he will [fn]press on with a great army and much equipment.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:15 - “Then the king of the North H6828 will come, pile up an assault ramp, and capture a well-fortified city; and the forces of the South will not stand their ground, not even [fn]their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:40 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:44 - “But rumors from the East and from the North H6828 will terrify him, and he will go out with great wrath to eliminate and [fn]annihilate many.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:12 -

“People will stagger from sea to sea

And from the north H6828 even to the east;

They will roam about to seek the word of the LORD,

But they will not find it.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:13 -

And He will stretch out His hand against the north H6828

And eliminate Assyria,

And He will make Nineveh a desolation,

Parched like the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:6 -

[fn]You there! Flee from the land of the north H6828,” declares the LORD, “because I have spread you out like the four winds of the heavens,” declares the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - with one of which the black horses are going out to the north H6828 country; and the white ones are to go out after them, while the spotted ones are to go out to the south country.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:8 - Then He called out to me and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who are going to the land of the north H6828 have [fn]appeased My wrath in the land of the north H6828.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:4 - On 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 [fn]in its middle from east to west forming a very large valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north H6828, and the other half toward the south.

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