6629. tson
Strong's Lexicon
tson: Flock, sheep, goats

Original Word: צאֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tso'n
Pronunciation: tsone
Phonetic Spelling: (tsone)
Definition: Flock, sheep, goats
Meaning: a collective name for, a flock

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to migrate

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4167 (ποιμήν, poimēn) - shepherd

- G4263 (πρόβατον, probaton) - sheep

Usage: The Hebrew word "tson" primarily refers to a flock of small livestock, typically sheep and goats. It is used throughout the Old Testament to describe the animals that were central to the agrarian and pastoral lifestyle of ancient Israel. "Tson" is often used metaphorically to represent the people of Israel, with God as their shepherd.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, sheep and goats were vital to the economy and daily life. They provided wool, milk, and meat, and were often used in sacrificial offerings. Shepherding was a common occupation, and the imagery of shepherds and their flocks is prevalent throughout the Bible. This reflects the pastoral culture of the time, where the relationship between a shepherd and his flock was one of care, guidance, and protection.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
small cattle, sheep and goats, flock
NASB Translation
flock (102), flocks (58), lambs (1), lambs* (2), Sheep (3), sheep (99), sheepfolds* (3), sheepshearers* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צאֹן273 collective noun feminineGenesis 30:36 (possibly masculine Genesis 30:39 a +, KöSynt. § 247 g, but dubious, Genesis 30:39b with verb feminine plural, as usually; in 1 Samuel 15:14 join הַוֶּה with קוֺל; see further AlbrZAW xv (1895), 316 ff.) small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks; — ׳צ absolute Genesis 4:2 +; construct Genesis 29:9 +; suffix צאֹנוֺ Genesis 4:4 +; צאֹנֵנוּ Exodus 10:9, צאֹונֵוּ Psalm 144:13; as plural צאֹנֵינוֺ Nehemiah 10:37 van d. H. Gi (not Baer; very late, si vera lectio), etc.; —

1 literally

a. small cattle, usually of sheep and goats in one flock (RobBR i. 477) Genesis 30:31,32 +; sheep specified also Genesis 21:28 (׳כִּבְשׂת הַצּ), Genesis 31:28 (׳אֵילֵי צ) +; sheep only 1 Samuel 25:2 (+עִוִּים); goats specified Genesis 27:9; Jeremiah 50:8; ׳צ as yielding (1) animals for food Amos 6:4 (בָּרִים), 1 Samuel 14:32; 2 Samuel 12:4; Nehemiah 5:18 +; מַאְַבָל ׳צ Psalm 44:12 (in simile); (2) wool Genesis 31:19 + (see [ גָּזַז], גֵּז); (3) milk, ׳חֲלֵב צ Deuteronomy 32:14 (? goats' milk, compare Proverbs 27:27); (4) sacrificial victims Genesis 4:4 (J), Leviticus 1:2,10; Leviticus 3:6; Numbers 15:3 (all P), Numbers 22:40 (E), Deuteronomy 12:6,17,21 + often; so צאֹן קָדָשִׁים Ezekiel 36:38 a, compare בְקָרֵינוּ וְצאֹנֵינוּ בְּכוֺרֵי Nehemiah 10:37; in General as property (often + בָּקָר, etc.) Genesis 12:16; Genesis 13:5; Genesis 24:35; Job 1:3; Job 42:12 + often (see also II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת]); gift Genesis 20:14; Genesis 21:27; Genesis 38:17 (goat), Deuteronomy 15:14; 2Chronicles 17:11; booty 1 Samuel 15:9,15 + .

b. ׳צ sometimes of a definite number of animals (i.e. as plural of שֶׂה, etc.): two Isaiah 7:21, four Exodus 21:37 (larger numbers see 1 Samuel 25:2,5,18; Numbers 31:32,36; Nehemiah 5:18; Job 1:3; Job 42:12 above). — See also בֵּן 7b; גְּדֵרָה, מִכְלָה, מַרְבֵּץ, נָוֶה, עֵדֶר; כֶלֶב, רֹצֶה, שַׁצֵר.

2 simile of multitude Ezekiel 36:37,38, compare Psalm 107:41; of children Job 21:11; of dead, with death as shepherd Psalm 49:15; of (shepherdless) Israel Numbers 27:17; 1 Kings 22:17 2Chronicles 18:16; Zechariah 10:2; Zechariah 13:7, wandering in sin Isaiah 53:6; of Israel led by ׳י Psalm 77:21; Psalm 78:52; Psalm 80:2, compare Zechariah 9:16 (on text see We Now); Ezekiel 34:12; of Israel in distress, טִבְחָת ׳כְּצ Psalm 44:23, compare (of wicked) לְטִבְתָה ׳צ Jeremiah 12:3; of scattered Babylonian Isaiah 13:14.

3 metaphor of multitude, אָרָם ׳צ Ezekiel 36:38; of Israel 2 Samuel 24:17 = 1 Chronicles 21:17; Jeremiah 23:1,2,3; Ezekiel 24:5, and especially sustained figurative Ezekiel 34:2,317t. 34, also Zechariah 11:7,17; אֹבְדוֺת ׳צ Jeremiah 50:6, תִּפְאַרְתֵךְ ׳צ Jeremiah 13:20; of Israel under ׳יs care, (וֺ-, יִ֯) מַרְעִיתֶ֑ךָד ׳צ Psalm 74:1; Psalm 79:13; Psalm 100:3; Ezekiel 34:31, also יָדוֺ ׳צ Psalm 95:7("" מַרְעִיתוֺעַםֿ; read perhaps מַרְעִיתוֺ ׳צ, צַם יָדוֺ, so Che and others); נַחֲלָתֶךָ ׳צ Micah 7:14; also in combinations: ׳אַדִּירֵי הַצֵּ Jeremiah 25:34,35,36, חַהֲרֵגָה ׳צ Zechariah 11:4,7 (compare Psalm 44:23), ׳עֲנִיֵּי הַצּ Psalm 44:7; Psalm 44:11 (all of Israel); of Edom ׳צְעִירֵי הַ צּ Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
small cattle, flock, lamb, sheepcote,

Or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) -- (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).

Forms and Transliterations
בְּצֹ֣אן בְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּ בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָ בְּצֹאנָ֣ם בַּצֹּ֑אן בַּצֹּ֔אן בַּצֹּ֛אן בַּצֹּֽאן׃ בַצֹּ֑אן בצאן בצאן׃ בצאנך בצאנם בצאננו הֲצֹ֧אן הַצֹּ֑אן הַצֹּ֔אן הַצֹּ֖אן הַצֹּ֗אן הַצֹּ֛אן הַצֹּ֣אן הַצֹּ֤אן הַצֹּ֥אן הַצֹּ֧אן הַצֹּ֨אן הַצֹּֽאן׃ הַצֹּאן֙ הַצֹּאן֩ הצאן הצאן׃ וְהַצֹּ֗אן וְהַצֹּ֣אן וְהַצֹּ֥אן וְצֹ֕אן וְצֹ֖אן וְצֹ֗אן וְצֹ֣אן וְצֹ֥אן וְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ וְצֹאן֙ וְצֹאן֮ וְצֹאנְךָ֥ וְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ וְצֹאנִ֑י וְצֹאנֵ֗ינוּ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וְצֹאנָ֣ם וְצֹאנָ֤ם וְצֹאנָ֧ם וְצֹאנָם֙ וָצֹ֑אן וָצֹ֔אן וָצֹ֤אן וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ וּבַצֹּ֑אן וּבַצֹּ֗אן וּכְצֹ֖אן וּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗ ובצאן ובצאנך והצאן וכצאן ומצאנך וצאן וצאני וצאנינו וצאנך וצאנכם׃ וצאנם כְּצֹ֣אן כְּצֹ֤אן כַ֭צֹּאן כַּ֝צֹּ֗אן כַּצֹּ֕אן כַּצֹּ֖אן כַּצֹּ֣אן כַּצֹּ֤אן ׀ כַצֹּ֣אן כצאן לְצֹאנִ֔י לְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ לְצֹאנָ֖ם לְצֹאנָֽם׃ לַצֹּאן֙ לָרֹ֑ב לצאן לצאני לצאנך לצאנם לצאנם׃ לרב מִצֹּ֔אן מִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔ מִצֹּאנוֹ֙ מצאן מצאנו מצאנך צֹ֑אן צֹ֔אן צֹ֕אן צֹ֖אן צֹ֗אן צֹ֚אן צֹ֛אן צֹ֜אן צֹ֞אן צֹ֠אן צֹ֣אן צֹ֤אן צֹ֥אן צֹ֧אן צֹ֨אן צֹֽאן׃ צֹֽאנְךָ֖ צֹֽאנְךָ֙ צֹֽאנְךָ֜ צֹאונֵ֣נוּ צֹאן֒ צֹאן֙ צֹאן־ צֹאנ֑וֹ צֹאנ֔וֹ צֹאנ֖וֹ צֹאנ֤וֹ צֹאנְךָ֖ צֹאנְךָ֙ צֹאנְכֶ֑ם צֹאנְכֶ֖ם צֹאנְכֶ֥ם צֹאנְכֶ֨ם צֹאנִ֑י צֹאנִ֔י צֹאנִ֖י צֹאנִ֛י צֹאנִ֣י צֹאנִ֣י ׀ צֹאנִ֨י צֹאנִֽי׃ צֹאנִי֙ צֹאנֶ֑ךָ צֹאנֶ֔ךָ צֹאנֶֽךָ׃ צֹאנָ֥ם צֹאנָֽם׃ צֹאנָם֙ צֹאנֽוֹ׃ צֹאנוֹ֙ צאוננו צאן צאן־ צאן׃ צאנו צאנו׃ צאני צאני׃ צאנך צאנך׃ צאנכם צאנם צאנם׃ baṣ·ṣōn ḇaṣ·ṣōn baṣṣōn ḇaṣṣōn batzTzon bə·ṣō·nām bə·ṣō·ne·ḵā bə·ṣō·nê·nū bə·ṣōn bəṣōn bəṣōnām bəṣōneḵā bəṣōnênū beTzon betzoNam betzoNecha betzoNenu Chatztzon hă·ṣōn haṣ·ṣōn hăṣōn haṣṣōn haTzon hatzTzon kaṣ·ṣōn ḵaṣ·ṣōn kaṣṣōn ḵaṣṣōn katzTzon kə·ṣōn kəṣōn keTzon lā·rōḇ laRo lārōḇ laṣ·ṣōn laṣṣōn latztzoN lə·ṣō·nām lə·ṣō·ne·ḵā lə·ṣō·nî ləṣōnām ləṣōneḵā ləṣōnî letzoNam letzoNecha letzoNi miṣ·ṣō·nə·ḵā miṣ·ṣō·nōw miṣ·ṣōn miṣṣōn miṣṣōnəḵā miṣṣōnōw mitzTzon mitzTzonecha mitztzoNo ṣō·nām ṣō·ne·ḵā ṣō·nə·ḵā ṣō·nə·ḵem ṣō·nî ṣō·nōw ṣō·w·nê·nū ṣōn ṣōn- ṣōnām ṣōneḵā ṣōnəḵā ṣōnəḵem ṣōnî ṣōnōw ṣōwnênū Tzon tzoNam tzonChem tzoneCha tzoNenu tzoNi tzoNo ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn ū·ḇə·ṣō·nə·ḵā ū·ḵə·ṣōn ū·miṣ·ṣō·nə·ḵā ūḇaṣṣōn ūḇəṣōnəḵā ucheTzon ūḵəṣōn ūmiṣṣōnəḵā umitztzoneCha uvatzTzon uvetzoneCha vaTzon vatzTzon vehatzTzon veTzon vetzoNam vetzoneCha vetzoneChem vetzoNeinu vetzoNi wā·ṣōn wāṣōn wə·haṣ·ṣōn wə·ṣō·nām wə·ṣō·ne·ḵā wə·ṣō·nə·ḵā wə·ṣō·nə·ḵem wə·ṣō·nê·nū wə·ṣō·nî wə·ṣōn wəhaṣṣōn wəṣōn wəṣōnām wəṣōneḵā wəṣōnəḵā wəṣōnəḵem wəṣōnênū wəṣōnî
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Genesis 4:2
HEB: הֶ֙בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה
NAS: was a keeper of flocks, but Cain
KJV: was a keeper of sheep, but Cain
INT: and Abel was a keeper of flocks Cain become

Genesis 4:4
HEB: ה֛וּא מִבְּכֹר֥וֹת צֹאנ֖וֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ן וַיִּ֣שַׁע
NAS: of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions.
KJV: of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat
INT: he of the firstlings of his flock their fat had

Genesis 12:16
HEB: וַֽיְהִי־ ל֤וֹ צֹאן־ וּבָקָר֙ וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים
NAS: and gave him sheep and oxen
KJV: well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen,
INT: her sake and gave sheep and oxen and donkeys

Genesis 13:5
HEB: אַבְרָ֑ם הָיָ֥ה צֹאן־ וּבָקָ֖ר וְאֹהָלִֽים׃
NAS: also had flocks and herds and tents.
KJV: Abram, had flocks, and herds,
INT: Abram had flocks and herds and tents

Genesis 20:14
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ צֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֗ר וַעֲבָדִים֙
NAS: then took sheep and oxen
KJV: took sheep, and oxen,
INT: took Abimelech sheep and oxen and male

Genesis 21:27
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֤ח אַבְרָהָם֙ צֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר וַיִּתֵּ֖ן
NAS: Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave
KJV: took sheep and oxen,
INT: took Abraham sheep and oxen and gave

Genesis 21:28
HEB: שֶׁ֛בַע כִּבְשֹׂ֥ת הַצֹּ֖אן לְבַדְּהֶֽן׃
NAS: ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
KJV: ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
INT: seven ewe of the flock themselves

Genesis 24:35
HEB: וַיִּתֶּן־ ל֞וֹ צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף
NAS: and He has given him flocks and herds,
KJV: and he hath given him flocks, and herds,
INT: has become has given flocks and herds and silver

Genesis 26:14
HEB: ל֤וֹ מִקְנֵה־ צֹאן֙ וּמִקְנֵ֣ה בָקָ֔ר
NAS: possessions of flocks and herds
KJV: For he had possession of flocks, and possession
INT: had possessions of flocks possessions and herds

Genesis 27:9
HEB: נָא֙ אֶל־ הַצֹּ֔אן וְקַֽח־ לִ֣י
NAS: Go now to the flock and bring me two
KJV: Go now to the flock, and fetch
INT: now to the flock and bring there

Genesis 29:2
HEB: שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עֶדְרֵי־ צֹאן֙ רֹבְצִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יהָ
NAS: three flocks of sheep were lying there
KJV: flocks of sheep lying
INT: three flocks of sheep were lying beside

Genesis 29:3
HEB: וְהִשְׁק֖וּ אֶת־ הַצֹּ֑אן וְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ אֶת־
NAS: and water the sheep, and put
KJV: and watered the sheep, and put
INT: of the well and water the sheep and put the stone

Genesis 29:6
HEB: בָּאָ֖ה עִם־ הַצֹּֽאן׃
NAS: his daughter coming with the sheep.
KJV: his daughter cometh with the sheep.
INT: coming with the sheep

Genesis 29:7
HEB: הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה הַשְׁק֥וּ הַצֹּ֖אן וּלְכ֥וּ רְעֽוּ׃
NAS: Water the sheep, and go,
KJV: water ye the sheep, and go
INT: the livestock Water the sheep and go pasture

Genesis 29:8
HEB: הַבְּאֵ֑ר וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ הַצֹּֽאן׃
NAS: of the well; then we water the sheep.
KJV: mouth; then we water the sheep.
INT: of the well water the sheep

Genesis 29:9
HEB: בָּ֗אָה עִם־ הַצֹּאן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יהָ
NAS: with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
KJV: with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
INT: came with sheep after father's

Genesis 29:10
HEB: אִמּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־ צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י
NAS: brother, and the sheep of Laban
KJV: brother, and the sheep of Laban
INT: brother his mother's and the sheep of Laban brother

Genesis 29:10
HEB: וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ אֶת־ צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י
NAS: and watered the flock of Laban
KJV: and watered the flock of Laban
INT: of the well and watered the flock of Laban brother

Genesis 30:31
HEB: אָשׁ֛וּבָה אֶרְעֶ֥ה צֹֽאנְךָ֖ אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃
NAS: pasture [and] keep your flock:
KJV: feed [and] keep thy flock:
INT: will again pasture your flock keep

Genesis 30:32
HEB: אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר בְּכָל־ צֹֽאנְךָ֜ הַיּ֗וֹם הָסֵ֨ר
NAS: through your entire flock today,
KJV: I will pass through all thy flock to day,
INT: pass your entire flock today removing

Genesis 30:36
HEB: רֹעֶ֛ה אֶת־ צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן הַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃
NAS: the rest of Laban's flocks.
KJV: the rest of Laban's flocks.
INT: and Jacob fed flocks of Laban's the rest

Genesis 30:38
HEB: אֲשֶׁר֩ תָּבֹ֨אןָ הַצֹּ֤אן לִשְׁתּוֹת֙ לְנֹ֣כַח
NAS: in front of the flocks in the gutters,
KJV: before the flocks in the gutters
INT: where came of the flocks to drink front

Genesis 30:38
HEB: לִשְׁתּוֹת֙ לְנֹ֣כַח הַצֹּ֔אן וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה בְּבֹאָ֥ן
NAS: where the flocks came
KJV: troughs when the flocks came
INT: to drink front the flocks conceive came

Genesis 30:39
HEB: וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ הַצֹּ֖אן אֶל־ הַמַּקְל֑וֹת
NAS: So the flocks mated by the rods,
KJV: And the flocks conceived
INT: conceived the flocks by the rods

Genesis 30:39
HEB: הַמַּקְל֑וֹת וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָ הַצֹּ֔אן עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים
NAS: by the rods, and the flocks brought forth
KJV: and brought forth cattle ringstraked,
INT: the rods brought and the flocks striped speckled

274 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6629
274 Occurrences


baṣ·ṣōn — 5 Occ.
bə·ṣōn — 2 Occ.
bə·ṣō·nām — 1 Occ.
bə·ṣō·ne·ḵā — 1 Occ.
bə·ṣō·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
ḵaṣ·ṣōn — 2 Occ.
hă·ṣōn — 1 Occ.
haṣ·ṣōn — 78 Occ.
kaṣ·ṣōn — 9 Occ.
kə·ṣōn — 7 Occ.
lā·rōḇ — 1 Occ.
laṣ·ṣōn — 1 Occ.
lə·ṣō·nām — 2 Occ.
lə·ṣō·ne·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·ṣō·nî — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣōn — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣō·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣō·nōw — 1 Occ.
ṣōn — 72 Occ.
ṣō·nām — 3 Occ.
ṣō·nə·ḵem — 4 Occ.
ṣō·nə·ḵā — 13 Occ.
ṣō·w·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
ṣō·nî — 17 Occ.
ṣō·nōw — 10 Occ.
ū·ḵə·ṣōn — 1 Occ.
ū·miṣ·ṣō·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ṣō·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wā·ṣōn — 4 Occ.
ḇaṣ·ṣōn — 1 Occ.
wə·haṣ·ṣōn — 3 Occ.
wə·ṣōn — 14 Occ.
wə·ṣō·nām — 4 Occ.
wə·ṣō·nə·ḵā — 4 Occ.
wə·ṣō·nə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣō·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣō·nî — 1 Occ.















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