צָנַח
tsânach · tsaw-nakh'
to alight; (transitive) to cause to descend, i.e. drive down
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to alight; (transitive) to cause to descend, i.e. drive down
- to alight
- (transitive) to cause to descend, i.e. drive down
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fasten, light (from off).
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
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- 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 › the seed, life continuing › to separate and protect
To pursue the straight path of the seed, life continuing that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צָנַח 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and she lighted off1 · 33%
- and she lighted1 · 33%
- and fastened1 · 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.