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Lexicon :: Strong's H6828 - ṣāp̄ôn

Aa
צָפוֹן
Transliteration
ṣāp̄ôn
Pronunciation
tsaw-fone'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1953b

Strong’s Definitions

צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 153x

The KJV translates Strong's H6828 in the following manner: north (116x), northward (24x), north side (11x), northern (1x), north wind (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 153x
The KJV translates Strong's H6828 in the following manner: north (116x), northward (24x), north side (11x), northern (1x), north wind (1x).

  1. north (of direction), northward

    1. north

    2. northward

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
STRONGS H6828: Abbreviations
I. צָפוֺן 153 noun feminineIsaiah 43:6 north (as the hidden, dark; compare Thes LewyFremdw. 188 f.; perhaps Phoenician צפל north); — absolute צ׳ Jeremiah 26:26 +, צָפֹ֫נָה northward Genesis 13:14 +, oftener צָפ֫וֺנָה Jeremiah 3:12 +, also צָפ֫וֺנָה = צָפוֺן Jeremiah 1:13 + (after prepositions and stative construct; compare Ges§ 90e); construct מִצְּפוֺן לְ Joshua 8:11 +, also מִצְּפוֺן Joshua 19:14 Gi (compare Benn; van d. H. Baer מִצָּ׳), מִצְּפ֫וֺנָה לְ Judges 21:19; (צ׳ occurs oftenest in Ezekiel [46 times], Joshua [25 times], Jeremiah [25 times], Daniel [9 times]); — north (opposite south, east, west) Genesis 13:14; Genesis 28:14 (both J), Exodus 27:11 (P), +; צ׳ פְּאַת north side Exodus 26:20; Joshua 15:5 + (see פֵּאָה); so צֶלַיע צ׳ Exodus 26:35, רוּחַ הַצּ׳ Ezekiel 42:17, compare עַליֶֿרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפ֫וֺנָה 2 Kings 16:14; גְּבוּל צ׳ Numbers 34:7, 9 north boundary; יַתְכְּתֵי צ׳ remote parts of north Isaiah 14:13 (as divine abode), Ezekiel 38:6, 15 + (see [יַרְכָה]); שַׁעַר הַצּ׳ Ezekiel 40:35 +, צ׳ פֶּתַחEzekiel 42:2; רוּחַ צ׳ Ezekiel 25:23 north wind, and so צ׳ alone Songs 4:16; toward the north is צָפ֫וֺנָה Joshua 13:3 —אֶלצָֿפוֺן Ecclesiastes 1:6, אֶלהַֿצּ׳ Ezekiel 42:1, אֶלהַֿצָּפ֫וֺנָה Ezekiel 8:14, לַצָּפוֺן Ezekiel 40:23, דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֺן Ezekiel 40:20, צָפ֫וֺנָה ד׳ Ezekiel 8:5 (twice in verse) +, etc.; especially (in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc.) of quarter whence invaders were to come, e. g. Assyrians Isaiah 14:31, compare Zephaniah 2:13, Babylonians Jeremiah 6:1, 22; Jeremiah 15:12; Jeremiah 46:20, 24 (עַםצֿ׳), Jeremiah 47:2, Ezekiel 26:7, Cyrus against Babylonian Isaiah 41:25, compare Jeremiah 50:3, 9, 41; Jeremiah 51:48; more vaguely, Jeremiah 1:14, 15 (מַמְלְכוֺת צ׳), Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 13:20; Jeremiah 25:9, 26 (מַלְכֵי הַצּ׳); of Gog's host Ezekiel 38:6, 15; Ezekiel 39:2; נְסִיכֵי צ׳ Ezekiel 32:30 (apparently of nearer [Aramaean?] princes); אֶרֶץ צ׳ Jeremiah 31:8 is region of Carchemish, but Zechariah 2:10; Zechariah 6:6, 8 (twice in verse) of Babylon; מֵאֶרֶץ צ׳ (sometimes + other countries) the exiles and dispersed are to return Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 16:15 = Jeremiah 23:8; Jeremiah 31:8, compare Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 49:12; מֶלֶךְ הַצּ׳ Daniel 11:6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 40 denotes successive Seleucidae.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:14; 13:14; 28:14

Exodus

26:20; 26:35; 27:11

Numbers

34:7; 34:9

Joshua

8:11; 13:3; 15:5; 19:14

Judges

21:19

2 Kings

16:14

Ecclesiastes

1:6

Song of Songs

4:16

Isaiah

14:13; 14:31; 41:25; 43:6; 43:6; 49:12

Jeremiah

1:13; 1:14; 1:15; 3:12; 3:18; 4:6; 6:1; 6:22; 10:22; 13:20; 15:12; 16:15; 23:8; 25:9; 25:26; 31:8; 31:8; 46:20; 46:24; 47:2; 50:3; 50:9; 50:41; 51:48

Ezekiel

8:5; 8:14; 26:7; 32:30; 38:6; 38:6; 38:15; 38:15; 39:2; 40:20; 40:23; 40:35; 42:1; 42:2; 42:17

Daniel

11:6; 11:7; 11:8; 11:11; 11:13; 11:15; 11:40

Zephaniah

2:13

Zechariah

2:10; 6:6; 6:8

H6828

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Strong's Number H6828 matches the Hebrew צָפוֹן (ṣāp̄ôn),
which occurs 153 times in 141 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 37:22–Eze 39:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:22 - So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God.[fn]
He is clothed in dazzling splendor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2 - It is high and magnificent;
the whole earth rejoices to see it!
Mount Zion, the holy mountain,[fn]
is the city of the great King!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:12 - You created north and south.
Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:3 - For he has gathered the exiles from many lands,
from east and west,
from north and south.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 - As surely as a north wind brings rain,
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:6 - The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 - Young Woman
Awake, north wind!
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13 - For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods
far away in the north.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:31 - Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities!
Melt with fear, you Philistines!
A powerful army comes like smoke from the north.
Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:25 - “But I have stirred up a leader who will come from the north.
I have called him by name from the east.
I will give him victory over kings and princes.
He will trample them as a potter treads on clay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:6 - I will say to the north and south,
‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel
from the distant corners of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:12 - See, my people will return from far away,
from lands to the north and west,
and from as far south as Egypt.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:13 - Then the LORD spoke to me again and asked, “What do you see now?”
And I replied, “I see a pot of boiling water, spilling from the north.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:14 - “Yes,” the LORD said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:15 - Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the LORD, have spoken!
“They will set their thrones
at the gates of the city.
They will attack its walls
and all the other towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12 - Therefore, go and give this message to Israel.[fn] This is what the LORD says:
“O Israel, my faithless people,
come home to me again,
for I am merciful.
I will not be angry with you forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:18 - In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will return to the land I gave their ancestors as an inheritance forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:6 - Raise a signal flag as a warning for Jerusalem[fn]:
‘Flee now! Do not delay!’
For I am bringing terrible destruction upon you
from the north.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:1 - “Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin!
Get out of Jerusalem!
Sound the alarm in Tekoa!
Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem!
A powerful army is coming from the north,
coming with disaster and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:22 - This is what the LORD says:
“Look! A great army coming from the north!
A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:20 - Open up your eyes and see
the armies marching down from the north!
Where is your flock—
your beautiful flock—
that he gave you to care for?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:12 - Can a man break a bar of iron from the north,
or a bar of bronze?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:15 - Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ For I will bring them back to this land that I gave their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:8 - Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:9 - I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy[fn] you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:26 - And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon[fn] himself drank from the cup of the LORD’s anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:8 - For I will bring them from the north
and from the distant corners of the earth.
I will not forget the blind and lame,
the expectant mothers and women in labor.
A great company will return!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - “The swiftest runners cannot flee;
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
By the Euphrates River to the north,
they stumble and fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
a day of vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour until it is satisfied,
yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today
in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:20 - Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful young cow,
but a horsefly from the north is on its way!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:24 - Egypt will be humiliated;
she will be handed over to people from the north.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:2 - This is what the LORD says:
“A flood is coming from the north
to overflow the land.
It will destroy the land and everything in it—
cities and people alike.
People will scream in terror,
and everyone in the land will wail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:3 - For a nation will attack her from the north
and bring such destruction that no one will live there again.
Everything will be gone;
both people and animals will flee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 - For I am raising up an army
of great nations from the north.
They will join forces to attack Babylon,
and she will be captured.
The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark;
they will not miss!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:41 - “Look! A great army is coming from the north.
A great nation and many kings
are rising against you from far-off lands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:48 - Then the heavens and earth will rejoice,
for out of the north will come destroying armies
against Babylon,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 - As I looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:3 - He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the LORD very jealous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:5 - Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the LORD so jealous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:14 - He brought me to the north gate of the LORD’s Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2 - Six men soon appeared from the upper gate that faces north, each carrying a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man dressed in linen, who carried a writer’s case at his side. They all went into the Temple courtyard and stood beside the bronze altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47 - Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Hear the word of the LORD! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:4 - Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:7 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: From the north I will bring King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon against Tyre. He is king of kings and brings his horses, chariots, charioteers, and great army.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:30 - “All the princes of the north and the Sidonians are there with others who have died. Once a terror, they have been put to shame. They lie there as outcasts with others who were slaughtered by the sword. They share the shame of all who have descended to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:6 - Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:15 - You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:2 - I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.

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