Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Zin
Usage: § Zin = "flat" name given to a portion of the desert tract between the Dead Sea and Arabah on the east in which Kadesh-barnea was located
Strong's Number
H6790
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
3
Strong's H6790 Quick Answer
Strong's H6790 צִּן (Tsin) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tsin (tseen) n/l. 1. a crag 2. Tsin, a part of the Desert It has 9 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include zin, desert, and part. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Tsin (tseen) n/l. 1. a crag 2. Tsin, a part of the Desert
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- zin, desert, and part
Meaning and Definition
Tsin (tseen) n/l. 1. a crag 2. Tsin, a part of the Desert [from an unused root meaning to prick] KJV: Zin.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6790. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6790 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tsin, 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 H6790 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 H6790 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 H6790 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6790.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6790, grouped by book.
Numbers 6 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6790 FAQ
What does tsin (צִן) mean?
Tsin (Strong's H6790) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zin". Tsin (tseen) n/l. 1. a crag 2. Tsin, a part of the Desert
How many times is tsin (צִן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H6790 across 3 books.
Where can I study tsin (צִן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6790 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tsin (צִן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zin, desert, and part. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.