6814. Tsoan

Lexicon

Tsoan: Zoan

Original Word: צֹעַן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tso`an
Pronunciation: Tso-an
Phonetic Spelling: (tso'-an)
Definition: Zoan
Meaning: Tsoan

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zoan

Of Egyptian derivation; Tsoan, a place in Egypt -- Zoan.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from tsaan
Definition
a place in Eg.
NASB Translation
Zoan (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בְּצַעֲנַנִּים, בצענים, perhaps proper name, of a location in Naphtali: ׳אֵלוֺן ב Joshua 19:33; Judges 4:11. compare צענים.

בְּצַעֲנַנִּים, בצענים, perhaps proper name, of a location in Naphtali: ׳אֵלוֺן ב Joshua 19:33; Judges 4:11. compare צענים. בצץ (? compare Arabic be , i.e. one soft, tender, impossible in body, etc.)

צֹ֫עַן proper name, of a location Τανις: Tanis, in Egypt (Egyptian Da±n§(t) Steind^{BAS 600, in} Assyrian ‚i°inu, Sa°anu Ib^{id.598 ff.} Dl^{Pa 315}); it was built 7 years after Hebron according to Numbers 13:22; Isaiah 19:11,13; Isaiah 30:4; Ezekiel 30:14; Psalm 78:12; Psalm 78:43 modern ‚ân, in northwest part of Delta; see also Eb^{GS 512 ff.} Bd^{Lower.Eg.3 (1895), 228} Petrie^Tanis{1885}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an Egyptian origin.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Tsoan, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and Egyptian geography. However, references to Egypt in the Greek Septuagint may indirectly relate to the context in which Tsoan is mentioned.

Usage: Tsoan is mentioned in the context of its significance as a prominent city in Egypt, often associated with the land of Goshen and the events surrounding the Exodus.

Context: Tsoan, known in the Egyptian context as Tanis, was an ancient city located in the northeastern Nile Delta. It served as a significant political and cultural center in ancient Egypt. The city is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible, highlighting its importance during the time of the Exodus and the period of the prophets.

In the Bible, Tsoan is noted for its wisdom and as a place where the princes of Egypt resided. It is referenced in the context of the plagues of Egypt, as seen in Psalm 78:12, "He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan." The city is also mentioned in Isaiah 19:11, where the wisdom of its princes is questioned: "The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice."

Tsoan's historical and geographical significance is underscored by its proximity to the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived during their sojourn in Egypt. The city's ruins today are located near the modern village of San el-Hagar.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּצֹ֑עַן בְצֹ֖עַן בצען צֹ֔עַן צֹ֥עַן צֹֽעַן׃ צען צען׃ bə·ṣō·‘an ḇə·ṣō·‘an bəṣō‘an ḇəṣō‘an beTzoan ṣō‘an ṣō·‘an Tzoan veTzoan

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 13:22
HEB: נִבְנְתָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י צֹ֥עַן מִצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: years before Zoan in Egypt.)
KJV: years before Zoan in Egypt.)
INT: was built before Zoan Egypt

Psalm 78:12
HEB: מִצְרַ֣יִם שְׂדֵה־ צֹֽעַן׃
NAS: of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
KJV: of Egypt, [in] the field of Zoan.
INT: of Egypt the field of Zoan

Psalm 78:43
HEB: וּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יו בִּשְׂדֵה־ צֹֽעַן׃
NAS: And His marvels in the field of Zoan,
KJV: and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
INT: and his marvels the field of Zoan

Isaiah 19:11
HEB: אֱוִלִים֙ שָׂ֣רֵי צֹ֔עַן חַכְמֵי֙ יֹעֲצֵ֣י
NAS: The princes of Zoan are mere fools;
KJV: Surely the princes of Zoan [are] fools,
INT: foolish the princes of Zoan wisest the advice

Isaiah 19:13
HEB: נֽוֹאֲלוּ֙ שָׂ֣רֵי צֹ֔עַן נִשְּׁא֖וּ שָׂ֣רֵי
NAS: The princes of Zoan have acted foolishly,
KJV: The princes of Zoan are become fools,
INT: have acted the princes of Zoan are deceived the princes

Isaiah 30:4
HEB: כִּֽי־ הָי֥וּ בְצֹ֖עַן שָׂרָ֑יו וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו
NAS: For their princes are at Zoan And their ambassadors
KJV: For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors
INT: for are at Zoan their princes and their ambassadors

Ezekiel 30:14
HEB: וְנָתַ֥תִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּצֹ֑עַן וְעָשִׂ֥יתִי שְׁפָטִ֖ים
NAS: a fire in Zoan And execute
KJV: fire in Zoan, and will execute
INT: Set A fire Zoan and execute judgments

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6814
7 Occurrences

bə·ṣō·‘an — 1 Occ.
ṣō·‘an — 5 Occ.
ḇə·ṣō·‘an — 1 Occ.