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צִנָּה H6793

H6793 is the Hebrew word צִנָּה, transliterated tsinnâh and said tsin-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it shield.

Word: צִנָּהTransliteration: tsinnâhSaid: tsin-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing).

Where it comes from

feminine of H6791 (צֵן).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shield 8×targets 3×target 2×bucklers 2×put shields 1×buckler 1×cold 1×against thee buckler 1×hooks 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.

Verses using צִנָּה

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 17:7 · KJV

And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.

1 Samuel 17:41 · KJV

And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

1 Kings 10:16 · KJV

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

1 Chronicles 12:8 · KJV

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

1 Chronicles 12:24 · KJV

The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

1 Chronicles 12:34 · KJV

And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

2 Chronicles 9:15 · KJV

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

2 Chronicles 11:12 · KJV

And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

2 Chronicles 14:8 · KJV

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

2 Chronicles 25:5 · KJV

Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

Psalm 35:2 · KJV

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

Psalm 91:4 · KJV

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Proverbs 25:13 · KJV

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Jeremiah 46:3 · KJV

Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

Ezekiel 23:24 · KJV

And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

Ezekiel 38:4 · KJV

And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:

Ezekiel 39:9 · KJV

And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:

Amos 4:2 · KJV

The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6793 mean?

H6793 is the Hebrew word צִנָּה (tsinnâh), meaning a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing).

How is H6793 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shield (8 times), targets (3 times), target (2 times), bucklers (2 times), put shields (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6793 appear in the Bible?

צִנָּה (tsinnâh) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6793 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H6791 (צֵן).

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