Tsîyts — H6731

Definition

masculine noun

properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)

1. flower, bloom
1. flower, bloom
2. shining thing (of gold plate on high priest's mitre) (metaph.)
2. feather, wing
1. meaning dubious

Usually translated as

flower, plate, blossom, wing

Origin

or tsits; from H6692

• Derived from Tsûwts (H6692)

Greek equivalents

• ánthos (G438)

Occurrences

Tsîyts occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), 1 Kings (4), Job (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (1)

• Exodus 28:36 — And thou shalt make a plate (צִּ֖יץ) of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• Exodus 39:30 — And they made the plate (צִ֥יץ) of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• Leviticus 8:9 — And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate (צִ֤יץ), the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Numbers 17:8 — And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms (צִ֔יץ), and yielded almonds.
• 1 Kings 6:18 — And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers (צִצִּ֑ים): all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
• 1 Kings 6:29 — And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers (צִצִּ֑ים), within and without.
• 1 Kings 6:32 — The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers (צִצִּ֖ים), and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
• 1 Kings 6:35 — And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers (צִצִּ֑ים): and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
• Job 14:2 — He cometh forth like a flower (כְּצִ֣יץ), and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
• Psalms 103:15 — As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower (כְּצִ֥יץ) of the field, so he flourisheth.
• Isaiah 28:1 — Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower (וְצִ֥יץ), which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
• Isaiah 40:6 — The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower (כְּצִ֥יץ) of the field:
• Isaiah 40:7 — The grass withereth, the flower (צִ֔יץ) fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
• Isaiah 40:8 — The grass withereth, the flower (צִ֑יץ) fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
• Jeremiah 48:9 — Give wings (צִ֣יץ) unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.