H6806

צַ֫עַד

tsa.adH:N-M

step

1) step, pace, stride 1a) step, pace 1b) step, steps (of course of life) (fig)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[צַ֫עַד] noun masculine^{2Sam 6:13} step, pace; — absolute צָ֑עַד Prov 30:29 suffixצַעֲדוֺ Jer 10:3; Prov 6:9, etc.; plural construct צַעֲדֵי Job 18:7 suffix צְעָדַי Job 31:4, etc.; —

1. literally step, pace, 2Sam 6:13, תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַּחְתֵּנִי 2Sam 22:37 = Ps 18:37, i.e. givest me firm footing, ׳מֵטִיבֵי צ Prov 30:29 = making a good step, stately in march; Lam 4:18 (|| לָ֑כֶת).

2. step, steps, in figure of course of life, fortune: singular ׳לֹא יֵצַר צ Prov 4:12 || דֶּרֶךְ Jer 10:23; Prov 16:9; Job 14:16; Job 31:4; Job 34:21, צַעֲדֵי אוֺנוֺ Job 18:7 (compare Prov 4:12 above); מִסְפַּרעָֿדַי אַגִּידֶנּוּ Prov 31:37 of harlot Prov 5:5 figurative, שְׁאוֺל צְעָדֶיהָ יִתְמֹ֑כוּ.

13 occurrences

II Samuel (2), Job (5), Proverbs (4), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1)