6720. tsedah
Lexical Summary
tsedah: Provision, food, supplies

Original Word: צֵידָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tseydah
Pronunciation: tseh-daw'
Phonetic Spelling: (tsay-daw')
KJV: meat, provision, venison, victuals
NASB: provisions, food
Word Origin: [feminine of H6718 (צַּיִד - Game)]

1. food

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
meat, provision, venison, victuals

Or tsedah {tsay-daw'}; feminine of tsayid; food -- meat, provision, venison, victuals.

see HEBREW tsayid

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as tsayid
Definition
provision, food
NASB Translation
food (2), provisions (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צֵידָה noun feminine id.; — absolute ׳צ Joshua 9:11 2t., צֵדָה Genesis 42:25 + 5t.; — provision for journey, march, Genesis 42:25; Genesis 45:21; Exodus 12:39 (all E), Joshua 1:11 (D), Joshua 9:11 (JE), Judges 7:8 (text dubious compare GFM), Judges 20:10; 1 Samuel 22:10; supply of food Psalm 78:25. — Genesis 27:3 see I. צַיִד, below צוד.

Topical Lexicon
Essential Idea

צֵידָה denotes travel provisions—food and supplies gathered in advance for a journey or military campaign. Each occurrence pictures people on the move, whether patriarchs, pilgrims, soldiers, fugitives, or an entire nation, and highlights the tension between human preparation and God’s sustaining hand.

Survey of Biblical Occurrences

Genesis 27:3 – Isaac asks Esau to “hunt me game,” reminding the patriarchal family that a successful journey (even from the field back home) depends on food secured beforehand.
Genesis 42:25; 45:21 – Joseph “gave them provisions for the journey,” an act of unexpected grace that mirrors later redemptive deliverance.
Exodus 12:39 – At the Exodus the Israelites “had prepared no provisions” and so baked unleavened cakes, illustrating God’s haste‐demanding salvation.
Joshua 1:11 – Joshua commands, “Prepare provisions, for within three days you will cross this Jordan,” coupling personal readiness with promised conquest.
Joshua 9:5, 11 – The Gibeonites display moldy provisions to deceive Israel; failed discernment reminds leaders to test appearances.
Judges 7:8 – Gideon keeps three hundred men who “took the provisions and the trumpets,” showing that victory depends on the Lord, not on bulk stores.
Judges 20:10 – Israel organizes a supply corps, recognizing that righteous warfare requires orderly logistics.
1 Samuel 22:10 – Ahimelech gives David provisions, an act of priestly kindness that provokes Saul yet prefigures Christ’s merciful supply to the rejected.
Psalm 78:25 – “Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance,” elevating צֵידָה from mere rations to heaven-sent nourishment.

Historical and Cultural Background

Travel in the Ancient Near East demanded forethought. Paths were long, inns scarce, and crops seasonal; without portable food a family, caravan, or army faced peril. Bread cakes, dried figs, roasted grain, and wine skins formed typical צֵידָה, easily carried yet sustaining. Military encampments also stockpiled provisions (Judges 20:10), while nomads like Esau combined foraging and hunting.

Theological Themes

1. Divine Provision in Human Hands

Although people prepare, God remains the ultimate source. Joseph’s generosity (Genesis 45:21) and manna’s angelic origin (Psalm 78:25) show that hands distribute what heaven supplies.

2. Urgency of Salvation

Exodus 12:39 portrays deliverance too swift for adequate packing. Redemption by grace often interrupts normal preparation, forcing reliance on God after the initial step of faith.

3. Faith-Filled Readiness

Joshua 1:11 balances promise and planning. Believers trust God for victory yet still bake the bread, fill the skins, and sharpen the swords—a partnership expressed through obedient readiness.

4. Discernment Against Deception

The dry, crumbled provisions of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9) reveal how counterfeit evidence can sway leaders who neglect prayerful inquiry.

5. Spiritual Sustenance

Psalm 78 connects physical provisions with spiritual nourishment, anticipating Jesus Christ, the true “bread of life.” Earthly rations point beyond themselves to God’s sustaining Word.

Ministry Implications

• Missions and Church Planting – Adequate planning (financial, logistical, prayer) honors Joshua 1:11, yet teams must depend on the Lord when plans prove inadequate, echoing Exodus 12:39.
• Benevolence – Joseph’s example legitimizes tangible aid; congregations should supply travelers, refugees, and the persecuted with modern צֵידָה (“support for their journey”).
• Leadership Discernment – The Joshua 9 incident warns elders to test accounts and consult God before covenanting with partners.
• Worship – Remembering manna encourages gratitude at the Lord’s Table, where believers receive heavenly bread that never molds.

Christological Reflection

Just as Joseph furnished his brothers, so Christ “sends” His disciples with what they need (Luke 22:35). Manna in Psalm 78 foreshadows Jesus’ self-revelation: “For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world” (John 6:33). Temporal rations thus lead to eternal sustenance found in Him.

Practical Counsel

Prepare wisely, depend wholly, give generously, test carefully, and feed daily on the true bread. When both pantry and heart carry God-given צֵידָה, every believer can cross Jordan, rout Midian, aid the needy, and journey homeward under the Shepherd’s care.

Forms and Transliterations
וְצֵידָ֖ה וצידה צֵדָ֖ה צֵדָה֩ צֵידָ֑ה צֵידָ֔ם צֵידָ֬ה צֵידָה֙ צָֽיִד׃ צדה ציד׃ צידה צידם ṣā·yiḏ ṣāyiḏ ṣê·ḏāh ṣê·ḏām ṣêḏāh ṣêḏām Tzayid tzeDah tzeiDah tzeiDam vetzeiDah wə·ṣê·ḏāh wəṣêḏāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 27:3
HEB: [צֵידָה כ] (צָֽיִד׃ ק)
INT: to the field and hunt meat

Genesis 42:25
HEB: וְלָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֛ם צֵדָ֖ה לַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
NAS: and to give them provisions for the journey.
KJV: and to give them provision for the way:
INT: his sack give provisions the journey done

Genesis 45:21
HEB: וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם צֵדָ֖ה לַדָּֽרֶךְ׃
NAS: and gave them provisions for the journey.
KJV: and gave them provision for the way.
INT: of Pharaoh and gave provisions the journey

Exodus 12:39
HEB: לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ וְגַם־ צֵדָ֖ה לֹא־ עָשׂ֥וּ
NAS: any provisions for themselves.
KJV: neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
INT: delay any provisions had they prepared

Joshua 1:11
HEB: הָכִ֥ינוּ לָכֶ֖ם צֵידָ֑ה כִּ֞י בְּע֣וֹד ׀
NAS: Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within
KJV: Prepare you victuals; for within three
INT: saying Prepare provisions for within

Joshua 9:5
HEB: וְכֹל֙ לֶ֣חֶם צֵידָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה
INT: and all the bread meat was dry had become

Joshua 9:11
HEB: קְח֨וּ בְיֶדְכֶ֤ם צֵידָה֙ לַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּלְכ֖וּ
NAS: Take provisions in your hand
KJV: Take victuals with you
INT: Take your hand provisions the journey and go

Judges 7:8
HEB: וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־ צֵדָה֩ הָעָ֨ם בְּיָדָ֜ם
NAS: the people's provisions and their trumpets
KJV: took victuals in their hand,
INT: took victuals the people their hand

Judges 20:10
HEB: לָרְבָבָ֔ה לָקַ֥חַת צֵדָ֖ה לָעָ֑ם לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת
NAS: to supply food for the people,
KJV: to fetch victual for the people,
INT: thousand to supply food the people may punish

1 Samuel 22:10
HEB: לוֹ֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְצֵידָ֖ה נָ֣תַן ל֑וֹ
NAS: for him, gave him provisions, and gave
KJV: for him, and gave him victuals, and gave
INT: inquired of the LORD provisions gave the sword

Psalm 78:25
HEB: אָ֣כַל אִ֑ישׁ צֵידָ֬ה שָׁלַ֖ח לָהֶ֣ם
NAS: He sent them food in abundance.
KJV: food: he sent them meat to the full.
INT: eat Man food sent in

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6720
11 Occurrences


ṣā·yiḏ — 1 Occ.
ṣê·ḏāh — 5 Occ.
ṣê·ḏāh — 3 Occ.
ṣê·ḏām — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣê·ḏāh — 1 Occ.

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