Hebrew word study

צֹאןtsôʼn a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats)

Pronounced “tsone

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

Translated in the King James as: (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Appears 272 times in Scripture

Origin: or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate;

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Where it appears

Genesis 63×
Genesis 4:2Genesis 4:4Genesis 12:16Genesis 13:5Genesis 20:14Genesis 21:27Genesis 21:28Genesis 24:35Genesis 26:14Genesis 27:9Genesis 29:2Genesis 29:3Genesis 29:6Genesis 29:7Genesis 29:8Genesis 29:9Genesis 29:10Genesis 30:31Genesis 30:32Genesis 30:36Genesis 30:38Genesis 30:39Genesis 30:40Genesis 30:41Genesis 30:42+ 38 more in Genesis
Exodus 15×
Exodus 2:16Exodus 2:17Exodus 2:19Exodus 3:1Exodus 9:3Exodus 10:9Exodus 10:24Exodus 12:21Exodus 12:32Exodus 12:38Exodus 20:24Exodus 22:1Exodus 22:30Exodus 34:3+ 1 more in Exodus
Leviticus 9×
Leviticus 1:2Leviticus 1:10Leviticus 3:6Leviticus 5:6Leviticus 5:15Leviticus 5:18Leviticus 6:6Leviticus 22:21Leviticus 27:32
Numbers 11×
Numbers 11:22Numbers 15:3Numbers 22:40Numbers 27:17Numbers 31:28Numbers 31:30Numbers 31:32Numbers 31:36Numbers 31:43Numbers 32:16Numbers 32:36
Deuteronomy 17×
Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 8:13Deuteronomy 12:6Deuteronomy 12:17Deuteronomy 12:21Deuteronomy 14:23Deuteronomy 14:26Deuteronomy 15:14Deuteronomy 15:19Deuteronomy 16:2Deuteronomy 18:4Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 28:18Deuteronomy 28:31Deuteronomy 28:51Deuteronomy 32:14+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua 1×
Joshua 7:24
1 Samuel 19×
1 Sam 8:171 Sam 14:321 Sam 15:91 Sam 15:141 Sam 15:151 Sam 15:211 Sam 16:111 Sam 16:191 Sam 17:151 Sam 17:201 Sam 17:281 Sam 17:341 Sam 24:31 Sam 25:21 Sam 25:41 Sam 25:161 Sam 25:181 Sam 27:91 Sam 30:20
2 Samuel 5×
2 Sam 7:82 Sam 12:22 Sam 12:42 Sam 17:292 Sam 24:17
1 Kings 7×
1 Ki 1:91 Ki 1:191 Ki 1:251 Ki 4:231 Ki 8:51 Ki 8:631 Ki 22:17
2 Kings 1×
2 Ki 5:26
1 Chronicles 7×
1 Chr 4:391 Chr 4:411 Chr 5:211 Chr 12:401 Chr 17:71 Chr 21:171 Chr 27:31
2 Chronicles 13×
2 Chr 5:62 Chr 7:52 Chr 14:152 Chr 15:112 Chr 17:112 Chr 18:22 Chr 18:162 Chr 29:332 Chr 30:242 Chr 31:62 Chr 32:292 Chr 35:7+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra 1×
Ezra 10:19
Nehemiah 5×
Nehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 3:32Nehemiah 5:18Nehemiah 10:36Nehemiah 12:39
Job 5×
Job 1:3Job 1:16Job 21:11Job 30:1Job 42:12
Psalms 16×
Psalms 44:11Psalms 44:22Psalms 49:14Psalms 65:13Psalms 74:1Psalms 77:20Psalms 78:52Psalms 78:70Psalms 79:13Psalms 80:1Psalms 95:7Psalms 100:3Psalms 107:41Psalms 114:4Psalms 114:6Psalms 144:13
Proverbs 1×
Proverbs 27:23
Ecclesiastes 1×
Eccles 2:7
Song of Solomon 1×
Song 1:8
Isaiah 8×
Isaiah 7:21Isaiah 13:14Isaiah 22:13Isaiah 53:6Isaiah 60:7Isaiah 61:5Isaiah 63:11Isaiah 65:10
Jeremiah 18×
Jeremiah 3:24Jeremiah 5:17Jeremiah 12:3Jeremiah 13:20Jeremiah 23:1Jeremiah 23:2Jeremiah 23:3Jeremiah 25:34Jeremiah 25:35Jeremiah 25:36Jeremiah 31:12Jeremiah 33:12Jeremiah 33:13Jeremiah 49:20Jeremiah 49:29Jeremiah 50:6Jeremiah 50:8Jeremiah 50:45
Ezekiel 29×
Ezekiel 24:5Ezekiel 25:5Ezekiel 34:2Ezekiel 34:3Ezekiel 34:6Ezekiel 34:8Ezekiel 34:10Ezekiel 34:11Ezekiel 34:12Ezekiel 34:15Ezekiel 34:17Ezekiel 34:19Ezekiel 34:22Ezekiel 34:31Ezekiel 36:37Ezekiel 36:38Ezekiel 43:23Ezekiel 43:25Ezekiel 45:15+ 10 more in Ezekiel
Hosea 1×
Hosea 5:6
Joel 1×
Joel 1:18
Amos 2×
Amos 6:4Amos 7:15
Jonah 1×
Jonah 3:7
Micah 3×
Micah 2:12Micah 5:8Micah 7:14
Habakkuk 1×
Habakkuk 3:17
Zephaniah 1×
Zeph 2:6
Zechariah 9×
Zech 9:16Zech 10:2Zech 11:4Zech 11:7Zech 11:11Zech 11:17Zech 13:7+ 2 more in Zechariah

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