6705. tsachach
Berean Strong's Lexicon
tsachach: To be bright, to be dazzling, to be clear

Original Word: צָחַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tsachach
Pronunciation: tsaw-khakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-khakh')
Definition: To be bright, to be dazzling, to be clear
Meaning: to glare, be dazzling white

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of brightness or clarity is "λαμπρός" (lampros - Strong's Greek 2986), which also conveys the idea of shining or being radiant.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "tsachach" primarily conveys the idea of brightness or clarity, often in a physical sense such as the brightness of light or the clarity of a shining object. It can also imply purity or brilliance in a metaphorical sense, suggesting moral or spiritual clarity.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, light and brightness were often associated with divine presence, purity, and truth. The concept of light as a symbol of God's guidance and revelation is prevalent throughout the Old Testament. The use of "tsachach" would have resonated with the Israelites as a descriptor of divine attributes or actions, reflecting God's purity and the clarity of His revelation to His people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be dazzling
NASB Translation
whiter (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[צָחַח] verb be dazzling (ᵑ7 צַחְצַח polish; Syriac be scorched, Aph`el declare in writing (make clear), clarus, lucidus, fulgidus; , , smooth, plain); —

Qal Perfect3plural צַחוּ מֵחָלָב Lamentations 4:7 ("" זַכּוּ מִשֶּׁלֶג), they are more dazzling (i.e. whiter) than milk (of effeminate skin).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be whiter

A primitive root; to glare, i.e. Be dazzling white -- be whiter.

Forms and Transliterations
צַח֖וּ צחו ṣa·ḥū ṣaḥū tzaChu
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Englishman's Concordance
Lamentations 4:7
HEB: נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג צַח֖וּ מֵחָלָ֑ב אָ֤דְמוּ
NAS: than snow, They were whiter than milk;
KJV: than snow, they were whiter than milk,
INT: her consecrated snow were whiter milk ruddy

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6705
1 Occurrence


ṣa·ḥū — 1 Occ.
















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