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צָעִיף H6809

H6809 is the Hebrew word צָעִיף, transliterated tsâʻîyph and said tsaw-eef'. The King James Version most often renders it vail.

Word: צָעִיףTransliteration: tsâʻîyphSaid: tsaw-eef'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

a veil.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to wrap over.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

vail 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: vail.

Verses using צָעִיף

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:65 · KJV

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Genesis 38:14 · KJV

And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Genesis 38:19 · KJV

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6809 mean?

H6809 is the Hebrew word צָעִיף (tsâʻîyph), meaning a veil.

How is H6809 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it vail (3 times).

How many times does H6809 appear in the Bible?

צָעִיף (tsâʻîyph) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6809 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to wrap over.

Nearby entries

H6806 · צַעַד — a pace or regular step H6807 · צְעָדָה — a march; (concretely) an (ornamental) ankle-chain H6808 · צָעָה — to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or…H6810 · צָעִיר — little; (in number) few; (in age) young…H6811 · צָעִיר — Tsair, a place in Idumaea H6812 · צְעִירָה — smallness (of age), i.e. juvenility

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