צִיצָה
tsi.tsah
H6733
H:N-M
Hebrew
flower
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Hebrew
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tsi.tsah denotes the fading flower-like beauty pictured on the head of the Valley of Oil.
The term is used for the fading flower-like image attached to “glorious beauty” on the head of the Valley of Oil in Isaiah 28:4.
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Fading flower-like beauty · dominant
In Isaiah 28:4, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the phrase describing a fading floral image of glorious beauty upon the head of the Valley of Oil. The APB renders the clause “the fading flower of its glorious beauty,” then compares it to an early fig that is quickly swallowed.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 28:4, the APB presents the image as “the fading flower of its glorious beauty.” Its precise English contribution cannot be isolated beyond this floral image.