Lexicon
צָעַד
tsa.ad
H6805
H:V Hebrew

to march

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Hebrew
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tsa.ad denotes moving onward—by people, in divine advance, of branches climbing, or of someone being led away.

The attested usage chiefly describes onward movement or advance: people take steps, proceed along a way, or march, while branches climb over a wall. A separate Hiphil occurrence depicts someone being marched away, presenting the movement as imposed on him.

Senses in use

  1. Moving onward or advancing · dominant

    The Qal forms show movement in several settings: in 2 Samuel 6:13 the APB renders the bearers as having “gone six steps”; in Habakkuk 3:12 it renders movement through the earth as “march”; and in Jeremiah 10:5 the contrast is that the figures “cannot walk.” In Genesis 49:22 the APB renders branches as climbing over a wall, while Judges 5:4 and Proverbs 7:8 place the movement in going out from a land and proceeding along a street.

  2. Being made to go away · occasional

    In Job 18:14, the Hiphil imperfect occurs after the man is torn from the security of his tent; the APB renders the resulting action as being “marched away to the king of terrors.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the movement as having “gone six steps,” “march,” “walk,” “climb,” and being “marched away.” In Psalm 68:8, the surrounding verse depicts God’s presence and the earth’s shaking but does not isolate an English rendering for the infinitive.

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