6692. tsuwts

Lexicon

tsuwts: To blossom, to shine, to sparkle

Original Word: צוּץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tsuwts
Pronunciation: tsoots
Phonetic Spelling: (tsoots)
Definition: To blossom, to shine, to sparkle
Meaning: to twinkle, glance, to blossom

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bloom, blossom, flourish, show self

A primitive root; to twinkle, i.e. Glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish) -- bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [צוּץ, צִיץ] verb 1. blossom.

2 shine, sparkle (perhaps original meaning of √, but connection of

1, 2. dubious) (Late Hebrew id. Hiph`il, figurative senses, צִיץ noun = Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Perfect

13masculine singular צָץ הַמַּטֶּה Ezekiel 7:10 (figurative; "" מָּרַח הַזָּדוֺן); Imperfect3masculine singular יָצִיץ Psalm 90:6 (of grass, חָצִיר), Psalm 103:15 (man under figure of flower), figurative ׳יָצִיץ וּפָרַח יִשׂ Isaiah 27:6; 3masculine plural יָצִיצוּ Psalm 72:16, וַיָּצִיצוּ Psalm 92:8 ("" מָּרַח; both figurative of men =) flourish.

2 shine, gleam: of crown (נֵזֶר) Psalm 132:18.

Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ Numbers 17:23 it put forth blossoms (of rod; ֵ֯ perhaps from "" וַיֹּצֵא פֶרַח).

II. [צוּץ] verb Hiph`il gaze, peep (Late Hebrew Hiph`il gaze (rare); Aramaic צִיץ gaze); — Participle מֵצִיץ מִןהַֿחֲרַכִּים Songs 2:9 (see ׳ח, p. 355).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G985 (βλέπω, blepō): This Greek term is often used in the New Testament to denote the act of seeing or looking, which can be related to the idea of glancing or observing momentarily, similar to the Hebrew concept of twinkling or glancing. While not a direct translation, it captures the essence of a quick or intentional look, paralleling the transient nature of the Hebrew צוּץ (tsuts).

Usage: The verb צוּץ (tsuts) is used in the Hebrew Bible to convey the idea of a quick, fleeting action such as twinkling or glancing, as well as the process of blossoming or flourishing. It is often used metaphorically to describe the transient nature of life or the sudden appearance of something beautiful.

Context: • The root צוּץ (tsuts) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often illustrating the ephemeral or transient nature of life and beauty. It is used to describe the fleeting glance of the eyes or the momentary twinkling of a star. In a more figurative sense, it is employed to depict the blossoming of flowers, symbolizing the brief and beautiful emergence of life.
• In the poetic and wisdom literature of the Old Testament, such as the Psalms and Proverbs, the term is used to emphasize the brevity and fragility of human existence. For example, in Psalm 103:15-16 (BSB), the psalmist compares human life to grass that flourishes and then quickly withers away.
• The imagery of blossoming is also used in prophetic literature to convey hope and renewal, as seen in Isaiah 27:6 (BSB), where the flourishing of Israel is likened to a blossoming vine.
• The dual imagery of twinkling and blossoming serves to remind readers of both the beauty and the transience of life, encouraging a perspective that values the present while acknowledging the inevitability of change.

Forms and Transliterations

וְיָצִ֥יצוּ וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ ויציצו ויצץ יָצִ֣יץ יָצִ֥יץ יָצִֽיץ׃ יציץ יציץ׃ מֵצִ֖יץ מציץ צָ֚ץ צץ mê·ṣîṣ mêṣîṣ meTzitz ṣāṣ tzatz vaiYatzetz Vaiyatzitzu veyaTzitzu way·yā·ṣêṣ way·yā·ṣî·ṣū wayyāṣêṣ wayyāṣîṣū wə·yā·ṣî·ṣū wəyāṣîṣū yā·ṣîṣ yāṣîṣ yaTzitz

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 17:8
HEB: וַיֹּ֤צֵֽא פֶ֙רַח֙ וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ צִ֔יץ וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל
NAS: buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe
KJV: buds, and bloomed blossoms,
INT: and put buds and produced blossoms bore

Psalm 72:16
HEB: כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן פִּרְי֑וֹ וְיָצִ֥יצוּ מֵ֝עִ֗יר כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב
NAS: And may those from the city flourish like vegetation
KJV: and [they] of the city shall flourish like grass
INT: Lebanon fruit flourish the city vegetation

Psalm 90:6
HEB: בַּ֭בֹּקֶר יָצִ֣יץ וְחָלָ֑ף לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב
NAS: In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew;
KJV: In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
INT: the morning flourishes and sprouts evening

Psalm 92:7
HEB: כְּמ֥וֹ עֵ֗שֶׂב וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ כָּל־ פֹּ֣עֲלֵי
NAS: iniquity flourished, It [was only] that they might be destroyed
KJV: of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed
INT: like grass flourished and all did

Psalm 103:15
HEB: הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה כֵּ֣ן יָצִֽיץ׃
NAS: of the field, so he flourishes.
KJV: of the field, so he flourisheth.
INT: of the field so flourishes

Psalm 132:18
HEB: בֹּ֑שֶׁת וְ֝עָלָ֗יו יָצִ֥יץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃
NAS: But upon himself his crown shall shine.
KJV: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
INT: shame and shall shine his crown

Songs 2:9
HEB: מִן־ הַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹת מֵצִ֖יץ מִן־ הַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃
NAS: the windows, He is peering through
KJV: at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
INT: through the windows is peering through the lattice

Isaiah 27:6
HEB: יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יָצִ֥יץ וּפָרַ֖ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: Israel will blossom and sprout,
KJV: Israel shall blossom and bud,
INT: will take Jacob will blossom and sprout Israel

Ezekiel 7:10
HEB: יָֽצְאָה֙ הַצְּפִרָ֔ה צָ֚ץ הַמַּטֶּ֔ה פָּרַ֖ח
NAS: the rod has budded, arrogance
KJV: the rod hath blossomed, pride
INT: has gone doom has budded the rod has blossomed

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6692
9 Occurrences

mê·ṣîṣ — 1 Occ.
ṣāṣ — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ṣêṣ — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ṣî·ṣū — 1 Occ.
wə·yā·ṣî·ṣū — 1 Occ.
yā·ṣîṣ — 4 Occ.