Strong's Lexicon

H6677

H6677 — צַּוָּאר צַּוָּר צַּוָּרוֹן צַּוָּארָה

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

Hebrewtsavva'rnoun mascOccurrences: 41TWOT: 1897a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6677
Word:צַּוָּאר צַּוָּר צַּוָּרוֹן צַּוָּארָה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:intensively from H6696 in the sense of binding
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:41
Transliteration:tsavva'r
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tsav-vawr' (or tsavvar (Nehemiah 3) n-m.
Meaning:1. the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
KJV Renderings:neck.

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BDB7010

צַוָּאר noun masculine Ps 75:6 neck, back of neck; — absolute ׳ צ Isa 8:8 +, construct צַוַּאר Jer 28:10 + 3 t. 28; suffix צַוָּארִי Lam 1:14, צַוָּרָם Neh 3:5, etc.; plural construct צַוְּארֵי Judg 8:21 +; suffix צַוָּארָיו Gen 27:16 +, צַוְּארֵיכֶם Jer 27:12, צַוְּארֹתַיכֶם Mic 2:3

1. neck, especially back of neck, of man, wearing chain as ornament Gen 41:42 ( E ), so of woman Song 1:10, compare Judg 5:30 (read perhaps צַוָּארַי for רֵ֑י ), elsewhere in Genesis usually plural intensive, of individual, ׳ נָפַל עַלצֿ Judg 45:14 ( E ), Judg 46:29; Judg 33:4 ( Qr ; Kt singular), so ׳ בָּכָה עַלצֿ Judg 45:14; Judg 46:29 (all J ); חֶלְקַת צַוַּארָיו Judg 27:16 smooth part of neck ( J ); neck of beautiful woman Song 4:4; Song 7:5 neck as pressed by foot of conqueror Josh 10:24 (twice in verse) ( J E ); place of yoke Gen 27:40 (singular; J ), Deut 28:48; Isa 10:27; Jer 27:2; Jer 27:8 ; Jer 27:11 ; Jer 27:12 ; Jer 28:10 ; Jer 28:11 ; Jer 28:12 ; Jer 28:14; Jer 30:8 of transgressions as yoke Lam 1:14 place of bonds Isa 52:2 of bearing load, Neh 3:5 (figurative), hence calamity as burden Mic 2:3 neck as smitten with sword Ezek 21:34 ׳ עַדצֿ as measurement of height (depth; in figure) Isa 8:8; Isa 30:8; Hab 3:13 עָתָק ׳ בְּצ figurative Ps 75:6 speak not with arrogant neck (si Vera l.; but read perhaps בַּצּוּר against the Rock, ᵐ5 . κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, Bae Hup-Now Che Kau); of wicked, rushing against God Job 15:26. — עַלצַֿוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ Lam 5:5 is dubious; Matthes Löhr Bae ׳ עֹל עַלוֿגו; Bu ׳ עֹל צַוּ, and הֲדָפָנוּ or יֶהְדְּפֵנוּ for ׳ נִר.
2. neck of animals, camels (wearing ornaments) Judg 8:21; Judg 8:26 heifer Hos 10:11 (i. e. place of yoke, in figure of Ephraim); horse Job 39:19, crocodile Job 41:14 .


BDB7011

[צַוָּרוֺן] noun [masculine] plural necklace; — suffix אַחַד עֲנָק מַצַּוָּרֹנָ֑יִִךְ Song 4:9.


BDB7024

צוֺר Tyre see צֹר . צַוְּרֹנִים צַוָּר see צַוָּאר .


BDB9840

[צַוַּאר] noun masculine neck ( ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew below I. צור); — suffix צַוְּארָךְ Dan 5:16, צַוְּארֵהּ Dan 5:7 Dan 5:29 .


Other Resources

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

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