חָצִיר (cha.tsir)
cha.tsir
abode
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew noun cha.tsir refers to a settled abode or dwelling place. Unlike words for temporary shelters, it implies a fixed location where one resides with some stability. It describes a haunt or a home base that is established and enduring.
Its usage in Scripture is quite rare, appearing only once in the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 14:29). In this context, it helps describe the future state of relief for God’s people, contrasting their current distress with a secure place of rest. The word emphasizes permanence and safety rather than transient lodging.
While similar to other terms for house or tent, cha.tsir carries a sense of rootedness. It suggests a place that is not easily abandoned, providing a concrete image of stability in a text focused on hope and restoration.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word cha.tsir points to a settled abode, a place of fixed residence rather than a temporary shelter. It suggests a home base that is established and enduring, offering stability in contrast to transient lodging. This concept reminds us that God provides not just momentary relief, but a secure foundation for our lives.
In Isaiah 34:13, we see the opposite of this stability: thorns and nettles replacing palaces, turning a once-stable place into a haunt for wild animals. This contrast highlights what we lose when we stray from God’s order. It underscores the value of a rooted life, where safety and permanence are preserved through faithfulness.
For your daily walk, this word invites you to seek places of spiritual rootedness. Whether in community or personal devotion, look for those fixed points of rest that anchor your soul against the shifting winds of circumstance. May you find strength in these enduring foundations.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- grass1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- חָצִ֖יר1×
Key Verses
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Isaiah 34:13
Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.
This verse illustrates the loss of a settled abode, where thorns and nettles replace human structures, showing the chaos that results when stability is abandoned.