Tsâphôwn — H6828

H6828 · Hebrew — צפון

Pronunciation: tsaw-fone'

Other spellings: tsâphôn צָפֹן

Definition

feminine noun

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

  1. north (of direction), northward
    1. north
    2. northward

Usually translated as

north, northward, northern

Origin

or tsâphôn; from H6845

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâphôwn occurs 152 times in 140 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (6), Leviticus (1), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (21), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (2), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (25), Ezekiel (38), Daniel (9), Amos (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (4)

Strong's Lexicon — T