צֵןtsên

thorn? barb? (Proverbs 22:5; Job 5:5)

Pronunciation: tsane · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6791

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Job 5:5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.
  • Proverbs 22:5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.

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).