Lexical Definition
צִיָּה tsîyâh (tsee-yaw') dryness H:N-F
from an unused root meaning to parch
barren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.
- aridity
- concretely, a desert
1) dryness, drought, desert
See Greek: ἄνυδρος · διψάω · ἔρημος · ξηρός
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| צִיָּ֥ה | a desert | Jer.50.12 |
| dry | Ezek.19.13 | |
| צִיָּ֤ה | drought | Job.24.19 |
| צִיָּ֣ה | dry | Jer.2.6 • Jer.51.43 • Joel.2.20 |
| צִיָּ֖ה | a dry region | Zeph.2.13 |
| dry | Ps.63.1 • Isa.41.18 | |
| צִיָּ֔ה | dry | Isa.53.2 • Hos.2.3 |
| צִיָּ֑ה | a dry region | Job.30.3 |
| צִ֝יָּ֗ה | dry | Ps.107.35 |
| וְצִיָּ֑ה | and dry region | Isa.35.1 |
| בַּצִּיּ֥וֹת | in the dry regions | Ps.105.41 |
| בַּצִּיָּֽה | in the dry region | Ps.78.17 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
צִיָּה noun feminine dryness, drought; — absolute ׳צ Hos 2:5*+; plural צִיּוֺת Ps 105:41 — drought Job 24:19 (|| חֹם); elsewhere of land (often || מִדְבָּר, עְַרָבָה etc.): ׳אֶרֶץ צ land of drought, desert Hos 2:5* (simile), Jer 2:6; Jer 50:12 (figurative), Jer 51:43; Isa 41:18; Isa 53:2 (in simile), Ps 107:35 + צָמָא Ezek 19:13 (figurative), + שְׁמָמָה Joel 2:20, + עָיֵף Ps 63:2* (figurative); ׳צ =desert Isa 35:1; Zeph 2:13; Job 30:3; Ps 78:17 plural Ps 105:41.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 24:19 · 30:3 |
| Psalms | 63:2* · 78:17 · 105:41 · 107:35 |
| Isaiah | 35:1 · 41:18 · 53:2 |
| Jeremiah | 2:6 · 50:12 · 51:43 |
| Ezekiel | 19:13 |
| Hosea | 2:5* |
| Joel | 2:20 |
| Zephaniah | 2:13 |