Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
flower
Usage: 1) flower, bloom 1a) flower, bloom 1b) shining thing (of gold plate on high priest's mitre) (metaph.) Also means: tsi.tsah (צִיצָה "flower" H6733)
Strong's Number
H6731
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
8
Strong's H6731 Quick Answer
Strong's H6731 צִּיצּ צִּץ (tsiyts) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsiyts (tseets) (or tsits {tseets}) n-m. 1. (properly) glistening, i.e. a burnished plate 2. also a flower (as bright-colored) It has 15 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include flower, plate, flowers, also, and wings. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tsiyts (tseets) (or tsits {tseets}) n-m. 1. (properly) glistening, i.e. a burnished plate 2. also a flower (as bright-colored)
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- flower, plate, flowers, also, and wings
Meaning and Definition
tsiyts (tseets) (or tsits {tseets}) n-m. 1. (properly) glistening, i.e. a burnished plate 2. also a flower (as bright-colored) 3. a wing (as gleaming in the air) [from H6692] KJV: blossom, flower, plate, wing. Root(s): H6692
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6731. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6731 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsiyts, 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.
flower
Psalms 103:15
5×
flowers
1 Kings 6:18
3×
plate
Exodus 28:36
3×
also
1 Kings 6:32
2×
wings
Jeremiah 48:9
How Strong's H6731 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 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6731 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 H6731 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6731.
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6731, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6731 FAQ
What does tsits (צִיץ) mean?
Tsits (Strong's H6731) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "flower". tsiyts (tseets) (or tsits {tseets}) n-m. 1. (properly) glistening, i.e. a burnished plate 2. also a flower (as bright-colored)
How many times is tsits (צִיץ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H6731 across 8 books.
Where can I study tsits (צִיץ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6731 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tsits (צִיץ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as flower, plate, flowers, also, and wings. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.