צוּץtsûwts

צוּץ: 1.

Pronunciation: tsoots · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6692

Meanings

blossom

2. shine, sparkle

Qal

1. flourish. (Ezekiel 7:10; Psalms 90:6; Psalms 103:15)

2. shine, gleam (Psalms 132:18)

Hiph`il: it put forth blossoms (Numbers 17:23)

צוּץ: Hiph`il: gaze, peep (Song of Solomon 2:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 17:8 When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
  • Psalms 72:16 May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field.
  • Psalms 90:6 In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.
  • Psalms 92:7 Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
  • Psalms 103:15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
  • Psalms 132:18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king.”
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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).