Tsânaph — H6801

Definition

verb

to wrap, i.e. roll or dress

1. (Qal) to wrap, wrap or wind up together, wind around

Usually translated as

violently turn, be attired, surely

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• peritíthēmi (G4060)

Occurrences

Tsânaph occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Isaiah (1)

• Leviticus 16:4 — He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired (יִצְנֹ֑ף): these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
• Isaiah 22:18 — He will surely violently turn (יִצְנָפְךָ֙) and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.
• Isaiah 22:18 — He will surely violently turn (צָנ֤וֹף) and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.