The meaning of “צְרִיחַ”
Understanding tsᵉrîyach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
high place, hold. - a citadel 1) excavation, underground chamber, cellar, underground room 1a) meaning uncertain
צְרִיחַ
high place, hold. - a citadel 1) excavation, underground chamber, cellar, underground room 1a) meaning uncertain
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 9:46 | “And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.” Word: צְרִיחַ (tsᵉrîyach) | |
| Judges 9:49 | “And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.” Word: צְרִיחַ (tsᵉrîyach) | |
| 1 Samuel 13:6 | “When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.” Word: צְרִיחַ (tsᵉrîyach) |
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