צוֹאָה
tsôwʼâh · tso-aw'
excrement; generally, dirt; figuratively, pollution
Lexicon
Derivation: or צֹאָה ; feminine of H6674 (צוֹא);
excrement; generally, dirt; figuratively, pollution
- excrement
- generally, dirt
- figuratively, pollution
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dung, filth(-iness). Marg. for H2716 (חֶרֶא).
Letters
- 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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › to fasten and establish › strength, the leader › to reveal, behold
To pursue the straight path that works to fasten and establish of strength, the leader that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צוֹאָה 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- their own dung2 · 40%
- from their filthiness1 · 20%
- the filth1 · 20%
- and filthiness1 · 20%
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.