What does צַד mean in the Bible?
צַד is a Hebrew word meaning "a side ; figuratively, an adversary".
Hebrew · H6654
צַד
A side ; figuratively, an adversary
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צַד H6654
What does צַד mean in the Bible?
צַד is a Hebrew word meaning "a side ; figuratively, an adversary".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6654?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include side (8), beside (3), - (2), from the sides (2), in your sides (2).
Where does צַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (9), Ezekiel (6), 1 Samuel (5), Joshua (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It side 8× Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18, 1 Samuel 23:26, 2 Samuel 2:16
beside 3× Deuteronomy 31:26, Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 20:25
- 2× Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
from the sides 2× Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
in your sides 2× Numbers 33:55, Joshua 23:13
opposite sides 2× Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:27
along the side 1× 2 Samuel 13:34
at your side 1× Psalms 91:7
beside it 1× 1 Samuel 6:8
from side 1× Ezekiel 4:8
her arm 1× Isaiah 66:12
in the area 1× Joshua 3:16
in the side 1× Genesis 6:16
near 1× Joshua 12:9
sides 1× Judges 2:3
the arm 1× Isaiah 60:4
the sides 1× Exodus 26:13
to the side of it 1× 1 Samuel 20:20
with flank 1× Ezekiel 34:21
your side 1× Ezekiel 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:16 בְּצִדָּ֣הּ to in the side Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:32 מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ to from the sides Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:32 מִצִּדָּהּ֙ to side Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:32 מִצִּדָּ֖הּ to - Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 26:13 צִדֵּ֧י to the sides Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 30:4 צִדָּ֑יו to opposite sides Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:18 מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ to from the sides Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 37:18 מִצִּדָּהּ֙ to side Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 37:18 מִצִּדָּ֖הּ to - Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 37:27 צִדָּ֑יו to opposite sides Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:16
Aligned rows 33
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Exodus 9 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 Judges 1 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 6
Source forms
מִצַּ֣ד 3x miṣ·ṣaḏ Joshua 3:16, Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 20:25
מִצַּ֥ד 3x miṣ·ṣaḏ Joshua 12:9, 1 Samuel 23:26, 2 Samuel 13:34
מִצִּדָּהּ֙ 2x miṣ·ṣid·dāh Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
מִצִּדָּ֖הּ 2x miṣ·ṣid·dāh Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ 2x miṣ·ṣid·de·hā Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
צִדָּ֑יו 2x ṣid·dāw Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:27
בְּצַ֣ד 1x bə·ṣaḏ 2 Samuel 2:16
בְּצַ֤ד 1x bə·ṣaḏ Ezekiel 34:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 8x Deuteronomy 31:26, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 12:9, Ruth 2:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 4x Ezekiel 4:4, Ezekiel 4:6, Ezekiel 4:8, Ezekiel 4:9
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 4x Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:27
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 60:4, Isaiah 66:12
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 2x Numbers 33:55, Joshua 23:13
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Exodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Psalms 91:7, Ezekiel 4:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a side ; figuratively, an adversary
Source Gloss
a side ; figuratively, an adversary
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a side; figuratively, an adversary BDB: side Usage: (be-) side.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain