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;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere 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×
Leviticus — 9×
Numbers — 11×
Deuteronomy — 17×
Joshua — 1×
1 Samuel — 19×
2 Samuel — 5×
2 Kings — 1×
2 Chronicles — 13×
Ezra — 1×
Psalms — 16×
Proverbs — 1×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Song of Solomon — 1×
Isaiah — 8×
Jeremiah — 18×
Ezekiel — 29×
Hosea — 1×
Joel — 1×
Jonah — 1×
Micah — 3×
Habakkuk — 1×
Zephaniah — 1×
Zechariah — 9×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.