Strong H6828H6828Hצָפוֹן
Zaphon
One of the 2 senses of Strong H6828
- Transliteration
- tsâphôn tsâphôn
- Pronunciation
- {tsaw-fone'} tsaw-fone'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
This name means north
Also named: tsa.phon (צָפוֹן "Zaphon" H6829)
Also named: tsa.phon (צָפוֹן "Zaphon" H6829)
General definition
From H6845; properly {hidden} that {is} dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown): - north ({-ern} {side} {-ward} wind).
In the biblical story
Zaphon
A city in Gad and a term for the north
Zaphon, a city allotted to the tribe of Gad, also used as a term for the north or the heavenly dwelling place of God (Josh. 13:27; Judg. 12:1; Ps. 48:2; Isa. 14:13).
In the Bible
Strong H6828H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- north2
- northward1
First verses
- Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
- Isaiah 14:13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: