The meaning of “צוֹאָה”
Understanding tsôwʼâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or צֹאָה tsôʼâh (tso-aw') ; feminine of צוֹא dung, filth(-iness). Marg. for חֶרֶא. - excrement - generally, dirt - figur...
צוֹאָה
or צֹאָה tsôʼâh (tso-aw') ; feminine of צוֹא dung, filth(-iness). Marg. for חֶרֶא. - excrement - generally, dirt - figuratively, pollution 1) filth, excrement
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 18:27 | “But Rab–shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?” Word: צוֹאָה (tsôwʼâh) | |
| Proverbs 30:12 | “There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.” Word: צוֹאָה (tsôwʼâh) | |
| Isaiah 4:4 | “When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.” Word: צוֹאָה (tsôwʼâh) | |
| Isaiah 28:8 | “For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.” Word: צוֹאָה (tsôwʼâh) |
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