6630. Tsaanan
Strong's Lexicon
Tsaanan: Tsaanan

Original Word: צַאֲנָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tsa'anan
Pronunciation: tsah-an-AHN
Phonetic Spelling: (tsah-an-awn')
Definition: Tsaanan
Meaning: Zaanan

Word Origin: Derived from the root צָעַן (tsa'an), meaning "to migrate" or "to wander."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Tsaanan, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of "departure" or "going out" can be related to Greek words like ἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai - Strong's Greek 1831), meaning "to go out" or "to depart."

Usage: Tsaanan is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name is thought to mean "going out" or "departure," possibly reflecting its role as a point of migration or travel.

Cultural and Historical Background: Tsaanan is mentioned in the context of a prophecy by the prophet Micah. It is one of several towns in Judah that are listed in a lament over their impending judgment and destruction. The mention of Tsaanan in Micah 1:11 is part of a series of wordplays on the names of towns, which was a common rhetorical device in Hebrew prophecy. The exact location of Tsaanan is not definitively known, but it is believed to have been situated in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as tson
Definition
a place perhaps in the Shephelah of Judah
NASB Translation
Zaanan (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צַאֲנָן proper name, of a location Micah 1:11 Σεννααρ [ν], perhaps = צְנָן in the Shephelah of Judah Joshua 15:37, Σεννα(μ).

[צֶאֱצָא] see יצא. I, II. צָב see I, II. צבב.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zaanan

From the same as tso'n used denominatively; sheep pasture; Zaanan, a place in Palestine -- Zaanan.

see HEBREW tso'n

Forms and Transliterations
צַֽאֲנָ֔ן צאנן ṣa’ănān ṣa·’ă·nān tzaaNan
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Englishman's Concordance
Micah 1:11
HEB: יָֽצְאָה֙ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צַֽאֲנָ֔ן מִסְפַּד֙ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: The inhabitant of Zaanan does not escape.
KJV: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth
INT: escape the inhabitant of Zaanan lament of Beth-ezel

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6630
1 Occurrence


ṣa·’ă·nān — 1 Occ.















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