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Strong's H6793 צִנָּה (tsinnah)

Tsinnah means “cold” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6793
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 9

Strong's H6793 Quick Answer

Strong's H6793 צִּנָּה (tsinnah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsinnah (tsin-naw') n-f. 1. a hook (as pointed) 2. also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness) It has 20 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include shield, shields, hooks, and cold. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tsinnah (tsin-naw') n-f. 1. a hook (as pointed) 2. also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness)
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shield, shields, hooks, and cold

Meaning and Definition

tsinnah (tsin-naw') n-f. 1. a hook (as pointed) 2. also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness) 3. also cold (as piercing) [feminine of H6791] KJV: buckler, cold, hook, shield, target. Root(s): H6791

Original Word
צִּנָּה
Transliteration
tsinnah
Derivation
First root strongs: 6791
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6793. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6793 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsinnah, 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.

shield 1 Samuel 17:7 11× shields 2 Chronicles 11:12 hooks Ezekiel 38:4 cold Proverbs 25:13

How Strong's H6793 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 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6793 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 H6793 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 17:7 KJV

And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.

1 Samuel 17:41 KJV

And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

1 Kings 10:16 KJV

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6793.

1 Samuel 17:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
1 Samuel 17:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
1 Kings 10:16 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
1 Chronicles 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
1 Chronicles 12:24 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
1 Chronicles 12:34 Old Testament, KJV
And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
2 Chronicles 9:15 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
2 Chronicles 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
2 Chronicles 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
Psalms 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Psalms 35:2 Old Testament, KJV
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Psalms 91:4 Old Testament, KJV
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Proverbs 25:13 Old Testament, KJV
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Jeremiah 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Ezekiel 23:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
Ezekiel 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
Ezekiel 38:4 Old Testament, KJV
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Ezekiel 39:9 Old Testament, KJV
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
Amos 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6793, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6793 FAQ

What does tsinnah (צִנָּה) mean?

Tsinnah (Strong's H6793) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cold". tsinnah (tsin-naw') n-f. 1. a hook (as pointed) 2. also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness)

How many times is tsinnah (צִנָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H6793 across 9 books.

Where can I study tsinnah (צִנָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6793 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsinnah (צִנָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shield, shields, hooks, and cold. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.