צָפוֹן
Transliteration
ṣāp̄ôn
Pronunciation
tsaw-fone'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From צָפַן (H6845)
Dictionary Aids

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 13:3 —אֶלצָֿפוֺן 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