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
- מָצוֹרmâtsôwr · H4692something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
- צַוָּארtsavvâʼr · H6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
- צוּרtsûwr · H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- צִירtsîyr · H6735a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal)
- צֹרtsôr · H6864a stone (as if pressed hard or to a point); (by implication, of use) a knife
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.
See every passage
- Exodus 23:22, 32:4
- Deuteronomy 2:9, 2:19, 14:25, 20:12, 20:19
- Judges 9:31
- 1 Samuel 23:8
- 2 Samuel 11:1, 20:15
- 1 Kings 7:15, 15:27, 16:17, 20:1
- 2 Kings 5:23, 6:24, 6:25, 12:10, 16:5, 17:5, 18:9, 24:11
- 1 Chronicles 20:1
- 2 Chronicles 6:28
- Esther 8:11
- Psalms 139:5
- Song of Solomon 8:9
- Isaiah 21:2, 29:3
- Jeremiah 21:4, 21:9, 32:2, 37:5, 39:1
- Ezekiel 4:3, 5:3
- Daniel 1:1
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).