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צְרִיחַ H6877
H6877 is the Hebrew word צְרִיחַ, transliterated tsᵉrîyach and said tser-ee'-akh. The King James Version most often renders it hold.
What it means
a citadel.
Where it comes from
from H6873 (צָרַח) in the sense of clearness of vision.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: high place, hold.
Verses using צְרִיחַ
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 9:46 · KJV
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
Judges 9:49 · KJV
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
1 Samuel 13:6 · KJV
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6877 mean?
H6877 is the Hebrew word צְרִיחַ (tsᵉrîyach), meaning a citadel.
How is H6877 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hold (3 times), high places (1 time).
How many times does H6877 appear in the Bible?
צְרִיחַ (tsᵉrîyach) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6877 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6873 (צָרַח) in the sense of clearness of vision.
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