Midvash

צָדָהtsâdâh

צָדָה: lie in wait (Daniel 3:14)

Pronunciation: tsaw-daw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6658

Meanings

צָדָה: lay waste

Niph`al: their cities are laid waste. (Zephaniah 3:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 21:13 But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.
  • 1 Samuel 24:11 Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.
  • Zephaniah 3:6 “I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers. Their streets are now deserted; their cities lie in silent ruin. There are no survivors— none at all.

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).