צִידֹֽן

𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤍

tsidon

Sidon

or צִידֹן; from צוּד in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine; Sidon, Zidon.

H6721

Genesis 49:13 · Word #10

Lexicon H6721

Lemmaצִידוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍
TransliterationTsîydôwn
Strong'sH6721
In-contextSidon

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H6721-03

Tsidon (Fishery)

Rootצוד (ṣ-w-d)
Core Meaningshunting, catching, fishing, provisioning by pursuit
Semantic RangeA Phoenician coastal city; its inhabitants; a descendant of Canaan; by association, a center of maritime trade and fishing activity.
Conceptual SignificanceTsidon was a प्रमुख Phoenician port known for maritime commerce and craftsmanship. In the biblical narrative it represents both commercial wealth and foreign influence, often standing alongside Tyre as a symbol of coastal power and at times of idolatrous entanglement for Israel.
Morphological NotesProper noun (HNp), singular, absolute form; name of a person and a coastal city. No pronominal suffix or stem variation present.
Rendering RationaleThe name derives from the root צוד (ṣ-w-d), "to hunt" or "to catch (fish)," preserving the idea of fishing or provisioning by pursuit. As an HNp (proper noun), it is a singular place-name; the rendering retains the proper name "Tsidon" while reflecting its root sense with "Fishery."

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Words from Root צוד (hunting, catching, fishing, provisioning by pursuit)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4679-01 bametsad in the ambush-stronghold
H4679-02 bametsadot in the ambush-strongholds
H4686-01 bametsadot in the strongholds

Word Usage (22 occurrences of H6721)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 10:15 צִידֹ֥ן tsidon Sidon
Genesis 10:19 מִ/צִּידֹ֔ן mitsidon from Sidon
Genesis 49:13 צִידֹֽן tsidon Sidon
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