צָפוֹן tsaphon

Hebrew word for “north” · Strong’s H6828 · used 153 times in 141 verses

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Meaning

1) north (of direction), northward; 1a) north; 1b) northward

Senses in the lexicon

• north (150)
• Zaphon (3)

How it is translated

Glosses given for tsaphon in context, with how often each is used:

• north 98
• north -ward 47
• will be north -ward 2
• north towards 2
• zaphon 2
• north wind 1
• zaphon towards 1

Where it is used

Also in 12 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 11 (8), Ezekiel 40 (7), Joshua 15 (6), Joshua 18 (6), Ezekiel 42 (6), Ezekiel 48 (6), Jeremiah 46 (4), Jeremiah 1 (3), Jeremiah 50 (3), Ezekiel 8 (3)

Forms

• צפון 38
• צפונה 36
• מצפון 32
• הצפון 21
• צפנה 7
• וצפונה 3
• לצפון 3
• וצפנה 2
• מצפונה 2
• הצפונה 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with tsaphon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• נֶגֶב negev “south” 29
• יָם yam “sea” 31
• גְּבוּל gevul “border” 22
• מִזְרָח mizrach “east” 15
• שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 17
• פֵּאָה peah “side” 12
• כָּתֵף kateph “shoulder” 11
• יַרְכָה yerekhah “flank” 9
• תּוֹצָאָה totsaah “outgoing” 8
• הַר har “mountain” 14
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 14
• דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 14

Key verses

The verses using tsaphon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 28:14 — And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and…
• Song of Solomon 4:16 — Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant…
• Isaiah 14:13 — For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the…
• Isaiah 49:12 — Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
• Jeremiah 3:12 — Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I…
• Jeremiah 6:1 — O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem:…
• Jeremiah 25:9 — Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against…
• Jeremiah 31:8 — Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and…
• Ezekiel 8:3 — And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the…
• Ezekiel 20:47 — And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green…
• Daniel 11:40 — And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with…
• Zechariah 2:6 — Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.

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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.