H6629 צֹאן (tsôʼn) tsone

Hebrew

Noun (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

flock

Biblical Persons & Places

Sheep_Gate Sheep Gate= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Neh.3.1; referred to as Sheep Gate (צֹאן), or Sheep Gate (προβατικός).

Strong's Definition

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

Derivation: or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate;

KJV Usage: (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

TWOT Reference: 1864a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)

1b) of multitude (simile)

1c) of multitude (metaphor)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G286 G2934 G2992 G4168 G4262 G4263

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צֹאן (tson) — flock. 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)

צֹאן (tson) — Sheep (Gate). This name means sheep and goats Also named: probatikos (προβατικός "Sheep Gate" G4262)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צֹאן (H6629)

noun c · צֹנֶה

Domestic Animals | ≈ אֶלֶף

flock, small cattle, sheep and goats = group of small domestic animals traveling and feeding together; ◄ consisting of sheep and goats; ► hair or wool shorn for weaving into cloth; female milked for food; may be killed and eaten for meat; used as sacrificial animal; ≈ associated with large quantities and also with God's people, who are often seen as a flock with God as their shepherd

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noun c

Names of Constructions

Collocation: שַׁעַר צֹּאן

Sheep Gate = one of the city gates of Jerusalem, ► through which small cattle could be taken

NEH 3:1 · NEH 3:32 · NEH 12:39

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צֹאן 273 n.coll.f. small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks base

Bible Occurrences (246)

4:2 4:4 12:16 13:5 20:14 21:27 21:28 24:35 26:14 27:9 29:2 29:3 29:6 29:7 29:8 29:9 29:10 30:31 30:32 30:36 30:38 30:39 30:40 30:41 30:42 30:43 31:4 31:8 31:10 31:12 31:19 31:38 31:41 31:43 32:5 32:7 33:13 34:28 37:2 37:12 37:14 38:12 38:13 38:17 45:10 46:32 46:34 47:1 47:3 47:4 47:17 50:8

2:16 2:17 2:19 3:1 9:3 10:9 10:24 12:21 12:32 12:38 20:24 22:1 22:30 34:3

1:2 1:10 3:6 5:6 5:15 5:18 6:6 22:21 27:32

11:22 15:3 22:40 27:17 31:28 31:30 31:32 31:36 31:37 31:43 32:16 32:36

7:13 8:13 12:6 12:17 12:21 14:23 14:26 15:14 15:19 16:2 18:4 28:4 28:18 28:31 28:51 32:14

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8:17 14:32 15:9 15:14 15:15 15:21 16:11 16:19 17:15 17:20 17:28 17:34 24:3 25:2 25:4 25:16 25:18 27:9 30:20

7:8 12:2 12:4 17:29 24:17

1:9 1:19 1:25 4:23 8:5 8:63 22:17

5:26

4:39 4:41 5:21 12:40 17:7 21:17 27:31

5:6 7:5 14:15 15:11 17:11 18:2 18:16 29:33 30:24 31:6 32:29 35:7

10:19

3:1 3:32 5:18 10:36 12:39

1:3 1:16 21:11 30:1 42:12

44:11 44:22 49:14 65:13 74:1 77:20 78:52 78:70 79:13 80:1 95:7 100:3 107:41 114:4 114:6 144:13

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2:7

7:21 13:14 22:13 53:6 60:7 61:5 63:11 65:10

3:24 5:17 12:3 13:20 23:1 23:2 23:3 25:34 25:35 25:36 31:12 33:12 33:13 49:20 49:29 50:6 50:8 50:45

24:5 25:5 34:2 34:3 34:6 34:8 34:10 34:11 34:12 34:15 34:17 34:19 34:22 34:31 36:37 36:38 43:23 43:25 45:15

5:6

1:18

6:4 7:15

3:7

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3:17

2:6

9:16 10:2 11:4 11:7 11:11 11:17 13:7

Genesis 4:2

Later she gave birth to [Cain’s] brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

Genesis 4:4

while Abel... brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Genesis 12:16

He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys..., menservants and maidservants, and camels.

Genesis 13:5

Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.

Genesis 20:14

So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.

Genesis 21:27

So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.

Genesis 21:28

Abraham separated... seven ewe lambs from the flock,

Genesis 24:35

The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.