Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
צ־נ־צ־ן (ṣ-n-ṣ-n)

Compare with צֵן (tsen).

Noun edit

צִנְצֶנֶת (tsintsénetf (plural indefinite צִנְצָנוֹת)

  1. a jar
    • Tanach, Exodus 16:33, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן קַח צִנְצֶנֶת אַחַת וְתֶן־שָׁמָּה מְלֹֽא־הָעֹמֶר מָן וְהַנַּח אֹתֹו לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
      So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for the generations to come.”

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