Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6794 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צִּנּוּר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root perhaps meaning to be hollow |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | tsinnuwr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsin-noor' |
| Meaning: | 1. a culvert |
| KJV Renderings: | gutter, water-spout. |
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צִנּוֺר noun masculine pipe, spout, conduit (so Late Hebrew); — absolute וְיִגַּע בַּצִּנּוֺר 2Sam 5:8 (i.e., si vera lectio, of Jerusalem, but very dubious, compare Dr HPS); plural suffix קוֺל צִנּוֺרֶיךָ Ps 42:8 the sound of thy (water-) spouts figurative, of sluices of heaven opened, compare אֲרֻבֶּה, פֶּלֶג.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
