- Original: צן - Transliteration: Tsen - Phonetic: tsane - Definition: 1. thorn, barb a. meaning dubious - Origin: from an unused root meaning to be prickly - TWOT entry: 1936a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to be prickly; a thorn; hence a cactus hedge: - thorn. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • thorns, 2 Job 5:5; Proverbs 22:5