צָאָהtsâʼâh

filth, specifically human excrement (Deuteronomy 23:14; Ezekiel 4:12)

Pronunciation: tsaw-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6627

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 23:13 Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.
  • Isaiah 30:22 Then you will destroy all your silver idols and your precious gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags, saying to them, “Good riddance!”
  • Ezekiel 4:12 Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).