זוּרzûwr

press down and out

Pronunciation: zoor · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2115

Meanings

Qal: press (twist or wring) out (Isaiah 1:6; Judges 6:38; Job 39:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 6:38 And that is just what happened. When Gideon got up early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out a whole bowlful of water.
  • Job 39:15 She doesn’t worry that a foot might crush them or a wild animal might destroy them.
  • Isaiah 1:6 You are battered from head to foot— covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any soothing ointments or bandages.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).