צְחִיחַ
tsᵉchîyach · tsekh-ee'-akh
glaring, i.e. exposed to the bright sun
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6705 (צָחַח);
glaring, i.e. exposed to the bright sun
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: higher place, top.
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
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › to separate and protect › the hand that works › to separate and protect
To pursue the straight path that works to separate and protect of the hand that works that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צְחִיחַ 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 · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and on the higher places1 · 20%
- it upon the top1 · 20%
- upon the top1 · 20%
- her like the top1 · 20%
- thee like the top1 · 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.