Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6875 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צְּרִי צֳּרִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure), hence, to leak |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | tsriy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tser-ee' (or tsoriy {tsor-ee'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. distillation, i.e. balsam |
| KJV Renderings: | balm. |
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צֳרִי and (Gen 37:25) (וּ)צְרִי noun [masculine] a kind of balsam, as merchandise Gen 37:25 ( J ), Ezek 27:17, gift Gen 43:11 ( J ), medicament Jer 8:22; Jer 46:11; Jer 51:8 (for national disaster, in fig,); — ThDyerM'Lean in Ency. Bib.Balm think a resin, like (not necess.=) gum of mastic-tree, pistacia lentiscus (otherwise PostHastings DB).
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