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H6697

H6697 — צּוּר צּוּר

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

Hebrewtsuwrnoun mascOccurrences: 78

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6697
Word:צּוּר צּוּר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6696
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:78
Transliteration:tsuwr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tsoor (or tsur {tsoor}) n-m.
Meaning:1. (properly) a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed) 2. (generally) a rock or boulder 3. (figuratively) a refuge 4. (also) an edge (as precipitous)
KJV Renderings:edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also H1049.

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I. צוּר noun masculine Job 29:6 rock, cliff; — ׳ צ absolute Exod 17:6 +, construct Deut 8:15 +; suffix צוּרִי 2Sam 22:3, etc.; plural צֻרִים Num 23:9 +, צוּרוֺת Job 28:10 construct צוּרֵי 1Sam 24:3 (Gi v.1Sam 24:2); —

1.
a. rocky wall, cliff, Exod 17:6 (twice in verse) ( E ), Deut 8:15 (הַחַלָּמִישׁ ׳ צ), Isa 48:21 (twice in verse); Ps 78:15; Ps 78:20; Ps 105:41; Ps 114:8 (|| חַלָּמִישׁ); ׳ בּוֺא בַצּ Isa 2:10, בִּמְעָרוֺת צֻרִים Isa 2:19, ׳ בְּנִקְרוֺת הַצּ Isa 2:21, compare Exod 33:21; Exod 33:22 ( J E ); yielding honey (from its clefts) Ps 81:17 (compare Deut 32:13 Dy PerlesAnal. 34 We read צוּף); as look-out Num 23:9 ( J E ), home of goats 1Sam 24:3 (Gi v.1Sam 24:2), snow-covered Jer 18:14 bearing (olives for) oil Deut 32:13 (׳ חַלְמִישׁ צ), Job 29:6 resort of homeless Job 24:8, pierced by miners Job 28:10, compare perhaps נְחָלִים ׳ שִׁית בְּצ אוֺפִיר Job 22:24 deposit (thy) gold in the rock of the wadys (most below צֹר pebble); as quarry, figurative of Abraham as ancestor of Israel Isa 51:1 place of security 1Chr 11:15 , הַמִּישׁוֺר ׳ צ Jer 21:13 (of city), figurative Ps 27:5; Ps 61:3 symbol of firmness Nah 1:6; Job 14:18; Job 18:4 enduring material Job 19:24.
b. rock with flat surface 2Sam 21:10; Prov 30:19.
c. block of stone, boulder Judg 6:21 ; Judg 13:19 (as altar); compare צוּר מִכְשׁוֺל Isa 8:14 (|| נֶגֶף אֶבֶן).
d. rock with specific name, עוֺרֵב ׳ צ Judg 7:25 ; Isa 10:26.
2.
a. figurative of God (33 t.) as support and defence of his people (often || אֱלֹהִים , ׳ י, etc.), מָעֻזֵּךְ ׳ צ Isa 17:10, מָעוֺז ׳ צ Ps 31:3, עֻזִּי ׳ צ Ps 62:8, מָעוֺן ׳ צ, Ps 71:3, יְשֻׁעָתוֺ ׳ צ Deut 32:15 compare 2Sam 22:47 b (but strike out, see || Ps 18:47), Ps 89:27; Ps 95:1, וִישׁוּעָתִי ׳ צ Ps 62:3; Ps 62:7, מַחְסִי ׳ צ Ps 94:22 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳ צ Isa 30:29; 2Sam 23:3 (personified), צוּרִי Ps 18:3; Ps 18:47 = 2Sam 22:3; 2Sam 22:47 a, >BIBLE:Psalm 19:15>; Ps 28:1; Ps 92:16; Ps 144:1, לְבָבִי ׳ צ Ps 73:26, צוּרֵנוּ Deut 32:31, צוּרָם Deut 32:30; Ps 78:35 with בְּ essent. ׳ בְּיָהּ י עוֺלָמִים ׳ צ Isa 26:4 (compare Ps 62:8 see ב I.7.c); as proper name [of deity] (the) Rock Deut 32:4; Deut 32:18 ( יְלָֽדְךָ ׳ צ), Deut 32:37; Hab 1:12, +(perhaps) Ps 75:6 (read בַּצּוּד, see צַוָּאר ; see also פְּדָהצוּר ).
b. of a heathen god Deut 32:31, compare Isa 44:3, מִי צוּר ׳ מִבַּלְעֲדֵי א 2Sam 22:32 || Ps 18:32, compare 1Sam 2:2. — See also בֵּית צוּר and חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים. — Ps 89:44 see צֹד below III. צרר, Ps 49:15 see צוּרָה below III. צור. above


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