Strong's Lexicon

H1222

H1222 — בְּצַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbtsarnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 270a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1222
Word:בְּצַר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:another form for H1220
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:btsar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:bets-ar'
Meaning:1. gold
KJV Renderings:gold.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1267

I. [בֶּ֫צֶר] noun [masculine] precious ore (A&W105 Thes), > gold, ring-gold HoffmZA 1887, 48 f. Hiob 70 (A W Thes ore as that broken off; Hoffm compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 674] ring, Hebrew בָּצְרָה enclosure, Talmud בטרא finger-measure, etc.; a √ II. בצר must then be assumed, = [untranscribed source text 675]) — בָּצֶ֑ר Job 22:24 (|| אוֺפִיר q. v.); בְּצָרֶיךָ Job 22:25 (|| כֶּסֶף) possibly also בִּצְרֵי כֶּסֶף Ps 68:31 for ᵑ0 ׳ בְּרַצֵּיכֿ, compare Checritical note NeJBL, 1891, 151.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בצר (b’tzer)

Job 36:19

KJV: Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
EHCC: not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
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