צִיצִת
tsîytsith · tsee-tseeth'
a floral or wing-like projection, i.e. a forelock of hair, a tassel
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H6731 (צִיץ);
a floral or wing-like projection, i.e. a forelock of hair, a tassel
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fringe, lock.
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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › the hand that works › to pursue the straight path › the mark, the covenant sign
To pursue the straight path of the hand that works that works to pursue the straight path of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צִיצִת 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- them fringes1 · 25%
- upon the fringe1 · 25%
- and it shall be unto you for a fringe1 · 25%
- me by a lock1 · 25%
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.