צִנָּה tsinnah
Hebrew word for “shield” · Strong’s H6793 · used 22 times in 20 verses
Meaning
1) shield, large shield, buckler; 1a) shield
Senses in the lexicon
- shield (20)
- coolness (1)
- hook (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsinnah in context, with how often each is used:
- body shield 11
- body shields 4
- shield 4
- like shield 1
- like the cold 1
- barbs 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Ezekiel | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
1 Chronicles 12 (3), 1 Samuel 17 (2), 1 Kings 10 (1), 2 Chronicles 9 (1), 2 Chronicles 11 (1), 2 Chronicles 14 (1), 2 Chronicles 25 (1), Psalms 5 (1), Psalms 35 (1), Psalms 91 (1)
Forms
- צנה 9
- הצנה 4
- וצנה 4
- בצנה 1
- צנות 1
- כצנה 1
- כצנת 1
- בצנות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsinnah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רֹמַח romach “spear” 6
- מָגֵן magen “shield” 6
- מֵאָה meah “hundred” 6
- שֵׁשׁ shesh “six” 4
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 5
- שָׁחוּט shachat “beaten” 2
- אֶלֶף eleph “thousand” 4
- בִּנְיָמִין binyamin “Benjamin” 3
- חַיִל chayil “strength” 3
- יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 4
- חֲנִית chanit “spear” 2
- צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 3
Key verses
The verses using tsinnah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Kings 10:16 — And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
- 1 Chronicles 12:8 — 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…
- 2 Chronicles 14:8 — 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…
- 2 Chronicles 25:5 — Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers,…
- Psalms 5:12 — For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
- Psalms 91:4 — 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 — 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 — Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
- Ezekiel 23:24 — 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…
- Ezekiel 38:4 — 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…
- Ezekiel 39:9 — 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…
- Amos 4:2 — 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.
See all 20 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.