Lexicon
צְבִי
tse.vi
H6643A
H:N-M Hebrew

beauty

18
Occurrences
5
Books
Hebrew
Language

tse.vi denotes beauty as applied to lands, adornment, and what is esteemed in the cited passages.

The attested use describes beauty in varied settings: lands are characterized by it, and it is also associated with ornament, a crown, a flower, and what is held in high regard.

Senses in use

  1. Beauty in lands and esteemed things · dominant

    The noun occurs of a land in Daniel 11:41 and Ezekiel 20:6, where the APB renders the clauses “the beautiful land” and “it is the beauty of all lands.” It also appears in clauses concerning an ornament in Ezekiel 7:20, a fading flower in Isaiah 28:1, and a crown in Isaiah 28:5; in 2 Samuel 1:19, the APB renders Israel as “The beauty of Israel” in the lament over the slain.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the surrounding clauses with “beauty,” “beautiful,” and “glorious,” including descriptions of lands, a crown, and an inheritance. These English variations should not be treated as separate lexical senses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture