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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2591. חִנְטִין (chinta') -- Thorn, Prickle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2591.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/6-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2591.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2591</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2590.htm" title="2590">◄</a> 2591. chinta' <a href="../hebrew/2591a.htm" title="2591a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chinta': Thorn, Prickle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חִנְטָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chinta'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kheen-tah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khint-taw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Thorn, Prickle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>wheat<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to be sharp or pointed.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4647 (σκόλοψ, skolops) - A thorn or splinter, used metaphorically in the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "chinta'" refers to a thorn or prickle, often used metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible to describe something that causes pain, irritation, or difficulty. It can symbolize obstacles or challenges that one must overcome.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, thorns were a common part of the landscape, often found in the wilderness and fields. They were considered nuisances that could damage crops and harm livestock. Thorns are frequently used in biblical literature as symbols of sin, hardship, and divine judgment. The imagery of thorns would have been familiar to an agrarian society that understood the labor involved in clearing fields and the pain associated with handling thorny plants.<div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wheat <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm">chittah</a>; wheat -- wheat. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm">chittah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חִנְטִ֞ין חִנְטִין֙ חנטין chinTin ḥin·ṭîn ḥinṭîn<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/ezra/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֶאֱלָ֪הּ שְׁמַיָּ֟א <b> חִנְטִ֞ין </b> מְלַ֣ח ׀ חֲמַ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of heaven, <span class="itali">and wheat,</span> salt,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of heaven, <span class="itali">wheat,</span> salt,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the God of heaven <span class="itali">and wheat</span> salt wine<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְאָה֒ וְעַד־ <b> חִנְטִין֙ </b> כֹּרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> 100kors <span class="itali">of wheat,</span> 100 baths<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> measures <span class="itali">of wheat,</span> and to an hundred<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> an hundred until <span class="itali">of wheat</span> measures an hundred<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2591.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2591.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2591<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chintin_2591.htm">ḥin·ṭîn — 2 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2590.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2590"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2590" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2591a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2591a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2591a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>