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title: צִנָּה — shield · The Tanakh dictionary
description: צִנָּה (lemma:צִנָּה), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 20 times: shield. BDB 1906: n.f. shield. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צִנָּה

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«צִנָּה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **shield** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 20 times · **Key:** lemma:צִנָּה · **BDB:** צִנָּה³

### Glosses

body.shield (6); shield (4); (of).shield (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

shield [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b4_5e0_5b8_5bc_5d4/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. shield [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b4_5e0_5b8_5bc_5d4/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. large shield (covering whole body);—abs. צ׳ 1 S 17:7 +; pl. צִנּוֹת 2 Ch 11:12;—shield, larger than מָגֵן 1 K 10:16(×2) (cf. v 17) = 2 Ch 9:15(×2); נֹשֵׂא (הַ)צִנָּה 1 S 17:7, 41 (הָאִישׁ נ׳ הַצּ׳), 2 Ch 14:7, נֹשְׂאֵי צ׳ 1 Ch 12:25 (van d. H. v 24); עִרְכוּ מָגֵן וְצִנָּה Je 46:3, cf. עֹרְכֵי צ׳ 1 Ch 12:9 (van d. H. v 8); אֹחֵז רֹמַח וְצ׳ 2 Ch 25:5; הַחֲזֵק מָגֵן וְצ׳ ψ 35:2; הֵקִים עָלַיִךְ צ׳ Ez 26:8; + מָגֵן also 23:24; 38:4; 39:9; צ׳ 1 Ch 12:35 (van d. H. v 34) 2 Ch 11:12; sim. of י׳’s favour ψ 5:13; fig. of י׳’s faithfulness 91:4.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 18 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «צִנָּה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/lemma_3a_5e6_5b4_5e0_5b8_5bc_5d4/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Jeremiah 46:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.46.3/)

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עִרְכ֤וּ מָגֵן֙ וְצִנָּ֔ה וּגְשׁ֖וּ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

*Word for word:* set.in.order shield and body.shield and draw.near for (the) battle

*JPS 1917:* Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

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[Psalms 35:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.35.2/)

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הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

*Word for word:* take.hold.of shield and body.shield and arise (in) help my

*JPS 1917:* Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.

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