6716. tsiy
Strong's Lexicon
tsiy: Ship, fleet

Original Word: צִי
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tsiy
Pronunciation: tsee
Phonetic Spelling: (tsee)
Definition: Ship, fleet
Meaning: a ship

Word Origin: Derived from the root צָיָה (tsayah), meaning "to be dry" or "to be parched."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4143 (πλοῖον, ploion) - ship

- G4144 (πλοῦτος, ploutos) - wealth, riches (often associated with ships due to trade)

Usage: The Hebrew word "tsiy" primarily refers to a ship or a fleet of ships. It is used in the context of maritime activities, often symbolizing trade, exploration, or military endeavors. The term can also imply a sense of vastness or expanse, as ships were significant in ancient times for their ability to traverse large bodies of water.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, ships were crucial for trade and communication between distant lands. The Israelites, though not primarily a seafaring people, were familiar with maritime activities through their interactions with neighboring cultures such as the Phoenicians and Egyptians. Ships were often associated with wealth and power, as they enabled the transport of goods and facilitated cultural exchanges.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. צִי noun masculineIsaiah 33:21 ship (loan-word from Egyptian t'a£, according to Bondi66, compare ErmanZMG xivi (1892),123 DHMVOJ viii. 7, 165); — absolute צִי אַדִּיר Isaiah 33:21 a majestic ship; plural צִים Numbers 24:24 (JE), Ezekiel 30:9 (׳בַּצּ; but ᵐ5 σπεύδοντες, compare ᵑ6, whence Co Berthol אָצִים).

צִיּים, צִים see I, II. ׳צִ. צִין

proper name, of a locationsee צִן

צִינֹק see צנק. צִיעֹר see צער.

ציף see II. צוּף. I. צִיץ צִיצָה v, I.[[צוּץ].

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
ship

From tsavah; a ship (as a fixture) -- ship.

see HEBREW tsavah

Forms and Transliterations
בַּצִּ֔ים בצים וְצִ֥י וְצִים֙ וצי וצים צִיִּ֤ים ציים baṣ·ṣîm baṣṣîm batzTzim ṣî·yîm ṣîyîm tziYim veTzi veTzim wə·ṣî wə·ṣîm wəṣî wəṣîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 24:24
HEB: וְצִים֙ מִיַּ֣ד כִּתִּ֔ים
NAS: But ships [shall come] from the coast
KJV: And ships [shall come] from the coast
INT: ships the coast of Kittim

Isaiah 33:21
HEB: אֳנִי־ שַׁ֔יִט וְצִ֥י אַדִּ֖יר לֹ֥א
NAS: mighty ship will pass--
KJV: neither shall gallant ship pass
INT: boat oars ship mighty no

Ezekiel 30:9
HEB: מַלְאָכִ֤ים מִלְּפָנַי֙ בַּצִּ֔ים לְהַחֲרִ֖יד אֶת־
NAS: will go forth from Me in ships to frighten
KJV: from me in ships to make the careless
INT: messengers me ships to frighten Ethiopia

Daniel 11:30
HEB: וּבָ֨אוּ ב֜וֹ צִיִּ֤ים כִּתִּים֙ וְנִכְאָ֔ה
NAS: For ships of Kittim will come
KJV: For the ships of Chittim shall come
INT: will come ships of Kittim will be disheartened

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6716
4 Occurrences


baṣ·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
ṣî·yîm — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣî — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣîm — 1 Occ.















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