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It conveys the idea of setting a trap or preparing to attack unexpectedly. This term is often used in contexts where an individual or group is preparing to catch or surprise someone, typically with hostile intent.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, ambushes were a common military tactic. Armies and individuals would use the element of surprise to gain an advantage over their enemies. The concept of lying in wait also appears in legal and moral discussions within the Hebrew Bible, often associated with deceit and treachery.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">צָדָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lie in wait</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>, rare; compare (si vera lectio) Biblical Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">צְדָא</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-14.htm">Daniel 3:14</a>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-13.htm">Exodus 21:13</a> (E; absolute); <em>Participle</em> with accusative <font class="hebrew2">וְאַתָּה צֹדֶה</font> <font class="hebrew2">אֶתנַֿפְשִׁי לְקִחְתָּהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24-11.htm">1 Samuel 24:11</a> (Gi; v.1 Samuel 24:12 van d. H. Baer). <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">צָדָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lay waste</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em> (rare), Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">צְדִי</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084105.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084106.gif"> <em>id.</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3plural <font class="hebrew2">נִצְדּוּ</font> <font class="hebrew2">עָרֵיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Zephaniah 3:6</a> <em>their cities are laid waste.</em> <p><font class="hebrew2">צֵדָה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">צֵידָה</font>, below II. <font class="hebrew2">צוד</font>. <font class="hebrew2">צֵדְנִיֹּת</font> see <font class="hebrew2">צִידֹנִי</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> (√of following; Late Hebrew, Aramaic in derivatives; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084107.gif"> <em>speak the truth</em> (also <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084108.gif"> <em>hard, even, straight, perfect</em>); Sabean <font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> <em>just</em>, epithet of king Mordtm<sup>ZMG xxx (1876), 37</sup> Hom<sup>Chrest. 125</sup>; usually <em>excellent</em> DHM<sup>ZMG xxix (1875), 595, 590</sup> CIS<sup>iv. p. 176</sup>; also verb <em>favour, endow</em> (one with something) CIS<sup>iv. No. 198 l. 4</sup> DHM<sup>l.c.</sup> Mordtm<sup>Him. Inschr. 70 f.</sup>; Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> adjective <em>just, right</em>, Tel Amarna (Canaanite) <i><em>ƒaduk\</em></i>, <em>innocent</em> Old Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> noun <em>righteousness, loylty</em>, Nabataean <font class="hebrew2">אצדק</font> adjective <em>authorized</em>, Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">זדקתא</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">εὐσεβής</font>; Saho <i><em>sada‡</em></i>, <em>be true, clear</em> Reinisch<sup>Saho Spr, (1890) 312</sup>; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084109.gif"> <em>be just, righteous</em>, so Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> Pi`el Hiph`il, Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">צְדֵיק</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb084110.gif">; compare Kau<sup>der. d. St.</sup> <font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> (1881) HPS<sup><font class="hebrew2">צדק</font> etc. Presb. Rev., 1882, 165 ff.</sup> Gerber<sup>206ff.</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>destroy, hunt, lie in wait <p>A primitive root; to chase; by implication, to desolate -- destroy, hunt, lie in wait. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נִצְדּ֧וּ נצדו צָדָ֔ה צֹדֶ֥ה צדה niṣ·dū niṣdū nitzDu ṣā·ḏāh ṣāḏāh ṣō·ḏeh ṣōḏeh tzaDah tzoDeh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/21-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 21:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַאֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א <b> צָדָ֔ה </b> וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אִנָּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But if <span class="itali">he did not lie in wait</span> [for him], but God<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And if a man lie not in wait,</span> but God<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if did not <span class="itali">lie</span> God let<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/24-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 24:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֛ה <b> צֹדֶ֥ה </b> אֶת־ נַפְשִׁ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and I have not sinned <span class="itali">against you, though you are lying in wait</span> for my life<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and I have not sinned <span class="itali">against thee; yet thou huntest</span> my soul<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sinned you <span class="itali">are lying</span> my life to take<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 3:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִבְּלִ֣י עוֹבֵ֑ר <b> נִצְדּ֧וּ </b> עָרֵיהֶ֛ם מִבְּלִי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by; Their cities <span class="itali">are laid waste,</span> Without<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their cities <span class="itali">are destroyed,</span> so that there is no man,<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no passing <span class="itali">are laid</span> their cities one<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6658.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6658.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6658<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nitzdu_6658.htm">niṣ·dū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzadah_6658.htm">ṣā·ḏāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzodeh_6658.htm">ṣō·ḏeh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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