The meaning of “צִן”
Understanding Tsin reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Zin. - § Zin = "flat" - Tsin, a part of the Desert 1) name given to a portion of the desert tract between the Dead Sea a...
צִן
Zin. - § Zin = "flat" - Tsin, a part of the Desert 1) name given to a portion of the desert tract between the Dead Sea and Arabah on the east in which Kadesh-barnea was located
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 33:36 | “And they removed from Ezion–gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.” Word: צִן (Tsin) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:51 | “Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah–Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.” Word: צִן (Tsin) | |
| Joshua 15:3 | “And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:” Word: צִן (Tsin) |