Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6735 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צִּיר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6696 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | tsiyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tseer |
| Meaning: | 1. a hinge (as pressed in turning) 2. also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure) 3. also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal) |
| KJV Renderings: | ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. |
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II. צִיר noun masculine Prov 25:13 envoy, messenger; — ׳ צ absolute Jer 49:14 +, construct Prov 13:17 plural צִירִים Isa 18:2 suffix צִרַיִךְ Isa 57:9 — envoy, from Cush Isa 18:2, from apostate Israel Isa 57:9 — envoy from Cush Isa 18:2, from apostate Israel Isa 57:9 from ׳ צ Jer 49:14 = Obad 1:1 messenger in general צִיר אֱמוּנִים Prov 13:17, נֶאֱמָן ׳ צ Prov 25:13. — I. צִיר see IV. צור .
III. [צִיר] noun [masculine] pivot (of door), hinge; — suffix הַדֶּלֶת תִסּוֺב עַלצִֿירָּהּ Prov 26:14 (in || of sluggard).
IV. [צִיר] noun [masculine] pang (properly writhing); — plural צִירִים Isa 13:8; Isa 21:3 construct צִירֵי Isa 21:3 suffix צִייַ Dan 1O:16, צִרֶיהָ 1Sam 4:19 — pangs of childbirth 1Sam 4:19, so (simile) Isa 21:3 and, of terror, Isa 13:8 ( + חֲבָלִים), Isa 21:3 in general, of physical effects of mental distress Dan 10:16.
צֵל, צִלָּה see III. צלל .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
