צוּרtsûwr

צוּר: confine, bind, besiege

Pronunciation: tsoor · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6696

Meanings

Qal

1. confine, secure (Deuteronomy 14:25; 2 Kings 5:23; Ezekiel 5:3)

2. shut in, besiege (2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 16:17)

3. shut up, enclose (Song of Solomon 8:9; Isaiah 29:3; Psalms 139:5)

צוּר: shew hostility to, treat as foe

צוּר: fashion, delineate (Ezekiel 43:11; Ezekiel 43:10; Exodus 32:4; 1 Kings 7:15; Jeremiah 1:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 38 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 23:22 But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.
  • Exodus 32:4 Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
  • Deuteronomy 2:9 the Lord warned us, ‘Do not bother the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, or start a war with them. I have given them Ar as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’”
  • Deuteronomy 2:19 and enter the land of the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot. But do not bother them or start a war with them. I have given the land of Ammon to them as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’”
  • Deuteronomy 14:25 If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the Lord your God has chosen.
  • Deuteronomy 20:12 But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town.
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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).