צִנָּה
tsin.nah
H6793A
H:N-F
Hebrew
hook
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Hebrew
Language
tsin.nah denotes the hooks by which people are said to be lifted away in Amos 4:2.
The lone attestation places the plural noun in a warning that people will be lifted away with hooks, presenting it as an instrument of forcible removal in Amos 4:2.
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Hooks used to lift people away · dominant
In Amos 4:2, the plural absolute form occurs in the statement that people will be lifted up; the APB renders the clause "he will lift you up with hooks." This supports an instrument used in the announced removal.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 4:2, the APB presents the term within the phrase "with hooks." The precise correspondence is limited to the clause's overall depiction of lifting people away.