Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
provision
Usage: provision, food
Strong's Number
H6720
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
6
Strong's H6720 Quick Answer
Strong's H6720 צֵּידָּה צֵּדָה (tseydah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tseydah (tsay-daw') (or tsedah {tsay-daw'}) n-f. 1. food [feminine of H6718] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include victuals, provision, victual, and food. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tseydah (tsay-daw') (or tsedah {tsay-daw'}) n-f. 1. food [feminine of H6718]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- victuals, provision, victual, and food
Meaning and Definition
tseydah (tsay-daw') (or tsedah {tsay-daw'}) n-f. 1. food [feminine of H6718] KJV: meat, provision, venison, victuals. Root(s): H6718
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6720. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6720 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tseydah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H6720 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6720 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6720 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6720.
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6720, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6720 FAQ
What does tseydah (צֵידָה) mean?
Tseydah (Strong's H6720) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "food". tseydah (tsay-daw') (or tsedah {tsay-daw'}) n-f. 1. food [feminine of H6718]
How many times is tseydah (צֵידָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H6720 across 6 books.
Where can I study tseydah (צֵידָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6720 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tseydah (צֵידָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as victuals, provision, victual, and food. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.