HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6632
צָב
tsav — litter
a carrying vehicle, litter, covered wagon
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Litter
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8121
שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ
she.mesh — sun
1) sun 1a) sun 1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction) 1c) sun (as object of illicit worship) 1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases) 1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)
122 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4817
מֶרְכָּב
mer.kav — chariot
1) chariot, place to ride, riding seat 1a) chariot 1b) seat (of a litter), saddle
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4746
στοιβάς, στιβάς
stoibas, stibas — leafy branch
στοιβάς, see: στιβάς. στιβάς, -άδος, ἡ, [in Aq.: Eze.46:23 (טִירוֺת) * ;] a litter of leaves or rushes: pl., Mrk.11:8 (Rec. στοιβ-).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H668
אַפִּרְיוֹן
ap.pir.yon — carriage
1) sedan, litter, palanquin 2) (CLBL) chariot
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(Heb. tsab, as being lightly and gently borne), a sedan or palanquin for the conveyance of persons of rank (Isa. 66:20). In Num. 7:3, the words “covered wagons” are more literally “carts of the litter kind.” There they denote large and commodious vehicles drawn by oxen, and fitted for transporting the furniture of the temple.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.