What does צָהֹב mean in the Bible?
צָהֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "golden in color".
Hebrew · H6669
צָהֹב
Golden in color
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צָהֹב H6669
What does צָהֹב mean in the Bible?
צָהֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "golden in color".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6669?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include yellow (2), is yellow (1).
Where does צָהֹב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (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 yellow 2× Leviticus 13:32, Leviticus 13:36
is yellow 1× Leviticus 13:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:30
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Leviticus 3
Source forms
הַצָּהֹ֖ב 1x haṣ·ṣā·hōḇ Leviticus 13:36
צָהֹ֖ב 1x ṣā·hōḇ Leviticus 13:30
צָהֹ֑ב 1x ṣā·hōḇ Leviticus 13:32
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:32
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 13:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. golden in color
Source Gloss
golden in color
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
golden in color BDB: gleaming Usage: yellow.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָהֹב is built from this root:
צָהַב H6668
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