בַּעַל צְפוֹן
Baʻal Tsᵉphôwn · bah'-al tsef-one'
Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1168 (בַּעַל) and H6828 (צָפוֹן) (in the sense of cold) (according to others an Egyptian form of Typhon, the destroyer); Baal of winter;
Baal-Tsephon, a place in Eqypt
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Baal-zephon.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to pursue the straight path › to speak, the word › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing
The house, what is within that works to see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to pursue the straight path that works to speak, the word that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בַּעַל צְפוֹן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- baalzephon2 · 67%
- which is before baalzephon1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.