צָפוֹן

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine153 occurrences24 books141 verses

Definition

or צָפֹן; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
Traditional renderings: north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָפוֹן:

βορρᾶςborras“the north”72%
πρόςpros“to/with”12%
ἐπίepi“upon/to/against”5%
ἀπόapo“away from”3%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

153 total

Zechariah 6:8צָפ֔וֹן · of the north; צָפֽוֹן׃ס · of the north
Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”
Zechariah 14:4צָפ֖וֹנָה · to the north
On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.