Tsên — H6791

Definition

masculine noun

a thorn; hence, a cactus-hedge

1. thorn, barb
1. meaning dubious

Usually translated as

thorn

Origin

from an unused root meaning to be prickly

Greek equivalents

• bolís (G1002)
• tríbolos (G5146)

Occurrences

Tsên occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Proverbs (1)

• Job 5:5 — Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns (מִצִּנִּ֥ים), and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
• Proverbs 22:5 — Thorns (צִנִּ֣ים) and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.