Lexicon
צִנָּה
tsin.nah
H6793A
H:N-F Hebrew

hook

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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.

Senses in use

  1. 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.

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