H6793b H6793b
coolness, cold
This noun denotes coolness or cold, appearing in Proverbs 25:13's simile about a faithful messenger. He is 'like the coolness of snow at harvest time'—refreshing, invigorating, unexpected relief. In the Middle Eastern context, snow-cooled water during the hot harvest season was an extraordinary luxury. The comparison highlights how a reliable messenger brings revitalizing relief to those who send him, as welcome as cold in oppressive heat.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Coolness or cold, specifically in the phrase 'coolness of snow' (Proverbs 25:13). The verse compares a trustworthy messenger to 'the coolness of snow at harvest time,' when refreshment is most needed and appreciated. The cold of snow during hot harvest work was both rare and reviving. The image captures how a faithful servant brings psychological and practical refreshment to his masters, renewing their spirits like a cold drink in heat. 1×
AR["كَ-بُرُودَةِ-"]·ben["শীতলতার-মতো-"]·DE["[כצנת]"]·EN["like-cold-of"]·FR["comme-כצנת"]·heb["כ-צינת-"]·HI["ठंडक-जैसी-"]·ID["Seperti-dinginnya"]·IT["come-like-cold-di"]·jav["kados-adhem-saking"]·KO["차가움처럼-"]·PT["Como-frescor-de-"]·RU["как-прохлада-"]·ES["Como-frío-de-"]·SW["kama-baridi-ya"]·TR["serinliği-gibi-"]·urd["ٹھنڈک-جیسی-"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [צִנָּה] n.f. coolness;—cstr. צִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג Pr 25:13 coolness of snow (צינת רוח צפון Ecclus 43:20).