צִיָּה (tsiy.yah)
tsiy.yah
dryness
H:N-FQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 13 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-F
Definition
Definition
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word tsiyah describes a landscape stripped of moisture, where the earth is hard and life seems suspended. In the ancient world, this was not just an environmental fact but a spiritual reality. It represents a place of trial, where natural resources fail and human strength is insufficient. Yet, Scripture does not leave us in this barren state. Instead, it points to a God who brings water to the dry places.
For your faith, this word offers a profound comfort. When you feel spiritually parched or surrounded by circumstances that seem dead, remember that God is the source of living water. Isaiah 35:1 promises that even the wilderness and dry land will rejoice. This is not a promise that the difficulty disappears instantly, but that God’s presence transforms the landscape of your soul. You are never abandoned in your drought.
This truth invites you to look beyond your current surroundings. Just as springs appeared in the valleys of Isaiah 41:18, God can bring renewal where you see only dust. Trust in His ability to sustain you when resources run out. His grace is sufficient, turning desolation into a place where hope can bloom again.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 13 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- dry6×
- a dry region2×
- in the/ dry regions1×
- in the/ dry region1×
- drought1×
- and/ [the] dry region1×
- a desert1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- צִיָּ֣ה3×
- צִיָּ֖ה2×
- צִיָּ֥ה1×
- צִיָּ֤ה1×
- צִיָּ֔ה1×
- צִיָּ֑ה1×
- צִ֝יָּ֗ה1×
- וְ/צִיָּ֑ה1×
- בַּ/צִּיָּֽה\׃1×
- בַּ/צִּיּ֥וֹת1×
Key Verses
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Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
This verse uses the word to describe a landscape that will actively rejoice and blossom, showing God's power to bring life to barren places.
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Psalms 107:35
He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
Here the word highlights the dramatic transformation God performs, turning arid land into a place of abundant water springs.
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Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
The term appears in a promise where God opens rivers on bare heights, demonstrating His sovereignty over nature to provide for His people.
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Job 30:3
They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation.
This occurrence illustrates the harsh reality of survival, where desperation leads people to gnaw at the dry ground in waste and desolation.
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Isaiah 53:2
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
The word describes the humble origin of the Servant, who grew up like a root out of dry ground, emphasizing His lack of earthly majesty.