H6658 צָדָה (tsâdâh) tsaw-daw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

to chase; by implication, to desolate

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: destroy, hunt, lie in wait.

TWOT Reference: 1877,1878

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to lie in wait

2) to lay waste

2a) (Niphal) to be laid waste

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1195 G1587

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צָדָה (tsa.dah) — to ambush. (Qal) to lie in wait

צָדָה (tsa.dah) — to waste. 1) to lay waste 1a) (Niphal) to be laid waste

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צדה (H6658)

verb · צְדִיָּה

Hide | verb qal

to lie in wait = action by which humans keep themselves hidden somewhere ► in order to attack other humans

EXO 21:13 · 1SA 24:12

verb

Non-Exist

to destroy, to lay waste = causative action by which towns are removed from existence

ZEP 3:6

Graham S. Ogden

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צָדָה vb. lie in wait base

[צָדָה] vb. lay waste;—Niph. Zp 3:6 ref

Bible Occurrences (3)

21:13

24:11

3:6

Exodus 21:13

If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen..., then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee....

1 Samuel 24:11

See,... my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it... off, but I did not kill you. Know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.

Zephaniah 3:6

I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets {deserted} with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.