Lexicon
צָנַח
tsa.nach
H6795
H:V Hebrew

to descend

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Hebrew
Language

tsa.nach describes downward movement, including dismounting from a donkey and a peg going into the ground.

The supplied verses show downward movement: a woman gets down from a donkey in Joshua 15:18 and Judges 1:14, while a tent peg goes down into the ground in Judges 4:21.

Senses in use

  1. Going down or descending · dominant

    The same Qal sequential imperfect, third feminine singular form occurs in all three verses. In Joshua 15:18 and Judges 1:14 the APB renders the woman’s action as getting down or dismounting from a donkey; in Judges 4:21 it renders the tent peg as going down into the ground.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Its wording can only present the verse context. It uses “got down” and “dismounted” in Joshua 15:18 and Judges 1:14, and “went down into the ground” in Judges 4:21.

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