H6828 H6828
north, cardinal direction; the north as threatening origin; Zaphon, sacred mountain / place name
Senses
1. north, cardinal direction — The compass direction north, used as a geographical reference point for locations, boundaries, and orientations, including with directional he suffix meaning 'northward' and various prepositional constructions (from/to/in the north). 120×
AR["الشَّمالِ","الشِّمالِ","شَمالاً","شَمالًا","شَمَالاً","شَمَالًا","شِمالاً"]·ben["উত্তর","উত্তর-দিকে","উত্তরে","উত্তরে-","উত্তরের","লবণের"]·DE["nach-Norden","nordwaerts","north-ward","northward"]·EN["north","north-ward","northward"]·FR["nord","north-garde","northward","vers-le-nord"]·heb["צפונ-ה","צפונה","צפונה-ה","צפנה-ה"]·HI["उत्तर","उत्तर-ओर","उत्तर-की-ओर","उत्तर-को","उत्तर-दिशा","उत्तर-दिशा-में"]·ID["di-sebelah-utara","di-utara","ke-utara","sebelah-utara","utara"]·IT["nord","nord-custodia","northward","verso-nord"]·jav["dhateng-ler","dhateng-lèr","iring-lèr","ler","lèr","sisih-lor","sisih-lèr"]·KO["북으로","북쪽-으로","북쪽으로","북쪽의"]·PT["ao-norte","norte","norte-ward","para-norte"]·RU["к-северу","на-север","с-севера","север","севера","северной"]·ES["al-norte","hacia-el-norte","hacia-norte","norte"]·SW["kaskazini","na-watatu"]·TR["kuzey","kuzeyde","kuzeye","kuzeyin"]·urd["شمال","شمال کی طرف","شمال-میں","شمال-کو","شمال-کی-طرف","شمالی"]
Gen 13:14, Exod 26:20, Exod 26:35, Exod 27:11, Exod 36:25, Exod 38:11, Exod 40:22, Lev 1:11, Num 2:25, Num 3:35, Num 34:7, Num 34:9 (+38 more)
2. the north as threatening origin — The north as the ominous direction from which invaders, armies, and divine judgment come, especially in prophetic literature (Jeremiah, Ezekiel), carrying connotations of danger and destruction beyond mere geography. 28×
AR["شِمالاً","مِنَ-الشَّمال","مِنَ-الشَّمالِ","مِنَ-الشَّمَالِ","مِنَ-الشِّمالِ","مِنَ-الشِّمَالِ","مِنَ-الـ-شَّمَالِ"]·ben["-উত্তর-থেকে","উত্তর-থেকে","উত্তর-দিক-থেকে","উত্তরে","থেকে-উত্তর"]·DE["Norden","von-Norden","von-der-north","von-north"]·EN["from-north","from-the-north"]·FR["de-nord","de-north","du-nord"]·heb["מ-צפון","מ-צפונה"]·HI["उत्तर-से","से-उत्तर"]·ID["Dari-utara","dari-utara","di-utara"]·IT["da-nord","nord"]·jav["Saking-lèr","ler","saking-Lèr","saking-ler","saking-lèr","saking-lér","sisih-lèr"]·KO["북에서-","북쪽-에서","북쪽에서","북쪽에서-","북쪽으로","북쪽으로부터","에서-북쪽","에서-북쪽에서"]·PT["Do-norte","do-norte","do-norte;"]·RU["С-севера","от-севера","с-севера"]·ES["De-norte","Desde-el-norte","al-norte","de-norte","del-norte","desde-el-norte"]·SW["kaskazini","kutoka-kaskazini"]·TR["-den-kuzey","-den-kuzeyden","Kuzeyden","kuzeyde","kuzeyden","kuzeyden-","kuzeyinde","kuzeyinden"]·urd["شمال سے","شمال-سے","شمال-میں"]
Josh 11:2, Josh 15:6, Josh 15:10, Josh 16:6, Josh 17:9, Josh 17:10, Josh 18:5, Josh 18:12, Josh 18:17, Josh 19:14, 1 Sam 14:5, Job 37:22 (+16 more)
3. Zaphon, sacred mountain / place name — Mount Zaphon (Tsaphon), the Canaanite mythological mountain of the gods, used as a proper noun or semi-proper geographical designation, as evidenced by Arabic transliteration صَفُون rather than translation as 'north'. 5×
AR["بَ-صَّفُون","صَفُون","مِنَ-الـ-شِّمَال","مِنْ-شَمالِ","مِنْ-صِفُونَ"]·ben["ইফ্রয়িম","উত্তর-দিকে","উত্তরে","হে-উত্তর-বাতাস"]·DE["Norden","im-Norden","von-Norden","von-der-Norden"]·EN["from-north","from-the-north","in-the-north","north"]·FR["de-le-nord","de-nord","nord","nord,"]·heb["ב-צפון","מ-צפון","צפון"]·HI["उत्तर","उत्तर-में"]·ID["di-sebelah-utara","di-utara","hai-angin-utara"]·IT["da-il-nord","da-nord","nel-nord","nord"]·jav["angin-ler","ing-lèr","ing-sisih-lèr","ler"]·KO["북쪽-에서","북쪽에","북풍-아","에서-북쪽"]·PT["ao-norte","ao-norte-de","para-o-norte","ó-norte"]·RU["на-север -","от-севера","с-севера","север"]·ES["al-norte","al-norte-de","en-el-norte","norte"]·SW["kaskazini","upepo-wa-kaskazini"]·TR["kuzey","kuzeyde","kuzeyinde","ona"]·urd["شمال-میں","شمالی-ہوا","میں-شمال"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
I. צָפוֹן153 n.f. Is 43:6 north (as the hidden, dark; cf. Thes LewyFremdw. 188 f.; perhaps Ph. צפל north);—abs. צ׳ Je 25:26 +, צָפֹ֫נָה northward Gn 13:14 +, oftener צָפ֫וֹנָה Je 3:12 +, also צָפ֫וֹנָה = צָפוֹן Je 1:13 + (after preps. and st. cstr.; cf. Ges§ 90 e); cstr. מִצְּפוֹן לְ Jos 8:11 +, also מִצְּפוֹן 19:14 Gi (cf. Benn; van d. H. Baer מִצָּ׳), מִצְּפ֫וֹנָה לְ Ju 21:19; (צ׳ occurs…