מִ/צְּפ֤וֹנָ/ה
𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄
mitsefonah
from north
or צָפֹן; from צָפַן; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown); north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
H6828
Judges 21:19 · Word #9
Lexicon H6828
| Lemma | צָפוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | tsâphôwn |
| Strong's | H6828 |
| In-context | from north |
Morphology HR/Ncfsa/Sd
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6828-09
from the hidden-northward quarter
| Root | צפן (ts-p-n) |
| Core Meanings | to hide, conceal, store up, treasure |
| Semantic Range | north, northern region, northward direction, northern quarter (often conceived as dark or hidden) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, the north was associated with obscurity, danger, and invading powers, reflecting its root sense of hiddenness. It can symbolize looming judgment or distant realms from which divine or imperial forces emerge. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִ ("from") prefixed to a feminine singular noun in the absolute state (Ncfsa), with a directional ה (locative ending) indicating orientation toward a direction ("northward"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun צָפוֹן (feminine singular) derives from the root meaning "to hide" or "conceal," referring to the north as the hidden or dark quarter. The prefixed מִ indicates "from," and the directional ה ending (־ָה) expresses motion toward or from a direction, thus "northward." This rendering preserves the root sense of hiddenness and reflects the feminine singular noun with directional nuance. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root צפן (to hide, conceal, store up, treasure)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6828-01 |
batsafon | in the hidden north-quarter |
H469-01 |
eletsafan | God-has-Treasured |
H469-02 |
elitsafan | My God Has Treasured |
H6828-02 |
hatsafon | the Hidden Quarter |
H6828-03 |
hatsafonah | toward the Hidden-Quarter |
H6845-01 |
hatsefino | he has caused him to be hidden away |
H6830-01 |
hatsefoni | the northward one |
H6828-04 |
latsafon | to the Hidden-quarter |
H6828-05 |
latsafonah | to the hidden northward |
H6827-01 |
litsefon | to Tsəfon (Hidden-One) |
H6828-06 |
mitsafon | from the hidden-quarter (north) |
H6828-07 |
mitsafonah | from the hidden quarter (northward) |
H6828-08 |
mitsefon | from the hidden north of |
H6845-02 |
nitsepenu | they have been hidden away |
H6845-03 |
titsepenem | you will hide them away |
H6845-04 |
titsepon | you will hide away |
H6845-05 |
tsafan | he has hidden away |
H6845-06 |
tsafaneta | you have hidden away |
H6845-07 |
tsafaneti | I have hidden away |
H6828-10 |
tsafon | hidden-quarter |
H6828-11 |
tsafonah | toward the hidden-quarter |
H6846-01 |
tsefaneyah | Yah Has Hidden |
H6846-02 |
tsefaneyahu | Yah-has-hidden |
H1189-01 |
tsefon | Tsephon (Hidden-One) |
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tsefuneykha | your hidden ones |
H6828-12 |
umitsafon | and from the hidden-north |
H6828-13 |
vehatsafon | and the hidden quarter |
H6828-14 |
vetsafon | and hidden-quarter (north) |
H6828-15 |
vetsafonah | and toward the hidden-quarter |
H6845-08 |
yitsepenu | they hide away |
H6845-09 |
yitsepon | he will hide away |
H6845-10 |
yitseponu | they hide away |
H6845-11 |
ytsfynv | they will cause to hide away |
Word Usage (153 occurrences of H6828)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 13:14 | צָפֹ֥נָ/ה | tsafonah | northward |
| Genesis 28:14 | וְ/צָפֹ֣נָ/ה | vetsafonah | and to the north |
| Exodus 26:20 | צָפ֑וֹן | tsafon | of north |