flower
tsits denotes a bloom, whether carved as ornament, made in gold for sacred dress, or used for brief human beauty.
The term most often denotes a natural bloom in comparisons of human life and beauty that wither or fade. It also names floral ornament carved on cedar and doors, and a gold object associated with the holy crown.
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Natural bloom in imagery of transience · dominant
In Isaiah 40:6 the construct form occurs in the comparison of human kindness with a bloom of the land; Isaiah 40:7 and Isaiah 40:8 then describe the bloom withering. Job 14:2 compares a person coming forth and withering to a bloom, while Psalm 103:15 compares human days to grass and a bloom of the field.
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Carved floral ornament · common
The plural absolute form occurs among carvings on the cedar interior and walls in 1 Kings 6:18 and 1 Kings 6:29. In 1 Kings 6:32 and 1 Kings 6:35, the APB likewise places the plural among carved cherubim and palms on doors and other engraved work.
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Gold object of the holy crown · occasional
In Exodus 28:36, the singular construct form names a pure-gold item bearing the engraved words “Holiness to the LORD.” Exodus 39:30 calls the corresponding item a “rosette of the holy crown,” while Leviticus 8:9 places it at the front of the turban as the gold plate and holy diadem; the precise English correspondence is less certain.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “flower,” including in the withering imagery and the carved decorations. In the gold-crown passages it varies between “flower,” “rosette,” and descriptions of a “gold plate” or “holy diadem”; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.