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Lexicon :: Strong's H6696 - ṣûr

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צוּר
Transliteration
ṣûr
Pronunciation
tsoor
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1898,1899,190

Strong’s Definitions

צוּר tsûwr, tsoor; a primitive root; to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile):—adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H6696 in the following manner: besiege (21x), lay siege (3x), distress (3x), bind (2x), adversaries (1x), assault (1x), bags (1x), beset (1x), cast (1x), fashioned (1x), fortify (1x), inclose (1x), bind up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H6696 in the following manner: besiege (21x), lay siege (3x), distress (3x), bind (2x), adversaries (1x), assault (1x), bags (1x), beset (1x), cast (1x), fashioned (1x), fortify (1x), inclose (1x), bind up (1x).

  1. to bind, besiege, confine, cramp

    1. (Qal)

      1. to confine, secure

      2. to shut in, beseige

      3. to shut up, enclose

  2. (Qal) to show hostility to, be an adversary, treat as foe

  3. (Qal) to form, fashion, delineate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צוּר tsûwr, tsoor; a primitive root; to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile):—adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.
STRONGS H6696: Abbreviations
II. צוּר verb confine, bind, besiege (Late Hebrew id., wrap (rare); Aramaic צוּר besiege, beleaguer); —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular וְצַרְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 14:25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיָּ֫צַר 1 Kings 20:1 +, 2nd person masculine singular תָּצוּר Deuteronomy 20:19, etc.; Imperative feminine singular צוּרִ֫י Isaiah 21:2 (after עֲלִי Köi. 444, compare Ges§ 72s); Infinitive construct לָצוּר 1 Samuel 23:8; Participle plural צָרִים 1 Kings 15:27 +; —
1. confine, secure (|| I. צרר), accusative of thing + ב of receptacle Deuteronomy 14:25; 2 Kings 5:23; Ezekiel 5:3; complem. omitted 2 Kings 12:11.
2. shut in, besiege, with עַל of city 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 16:17; 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 6:24, 25; 2 Kings 17:5; 2 Kings 18:9; 2 Kings 24:11; Isaiah 29:3 (+ accusative of siege-works), Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 39:9; Deuteronomy 20:12; Ezekiel 4:3; Daniel 1:1; with עַל person (within city) 2 Samuel 20:15; 2 Kings 16:5; Jeremiah 21:4, 9; with אֶל of city (for עַל) Deuteronomy 20:19; with אֶל person 1 Samuel 23:8; with אֵת of city only 1 Chronicles 20:1 (|| 2 Samuel 11:1 above); absolute Isaiah 21:2. — הִנָּם צָרִים אֶתהָֿעִיר עָלֶיךָ Judges 9:31 is corrupt; FrankenbRichterbuch 28 Bu GFMHpt Now מְעִרִים inciting against.
3. shut up, enclose: נָצוּר עָלֶיהָ לוּחַ אָ֑רֶז Songs 8:9 (על of maid [under figure of door] + accusative mater., compare Isaiah 29:3 above); with suffix person Psalm 139:5 (figurative, י׳ subject).

† III. [צוּר] verb shew hostility to, treat as foe (with accusative of person) (akin to II. צרר, to which SS assign the forms, but compare Arabic bdb084901 act unjustly, also defraud; Syriac bdb084902, rival wife); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular וְצַרְתִּ֫י אֶתצֹֿרֲרֶיךָ Exodus 23:22 (subject י׳; || וְאָיַבְתִּ֫י אֶתאֹֿיְבֶיךָ); Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular אַלתָּֿ֫צַר אֶתמֿוֺאָב Deuteronomy 2:9; 2nd person masculine plural suffix אַלתְּֿצֻרֵם Deuteronomy 2:19; Participle הַצָּרִים אוֺתָם Esther 8:11.

† IV. [צוּר] verb fashion, delineate (Late Hebrew id.; so Aramaic צוּר, bdb084903, bdb084904; bdb084905 picture, Sabean צור, plural צורת HomChrest.125 MordtmHim. Inschr. 14.15; Arabic bdb084906 is loan-word according to Frä272); — Perfect 2nd person masculine singular וְצַרְתָּ֫ Ezekiel 43:11 (for MT צוּרַת) according to Greek Version of the LXX. We Sm Co Toy Berthol Krae, and thou shalt delineate the house (compare הַגֵּד Ezekiel 43:10, הוֺדַע וּכְתֹב Ezekiel 43:11); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיָּ֫צַר אֹתוֺ בַּחֶרֶט Exodus 32:4 (E) and fashioned it [the gold] with a graving-tool; וַיָּ֫צַר אֶתשְֿׁנֵי הָֹעַמּוּדִים 1 Kings 7:15 (+ accusative mater.), read (יצק) וַיִּצֹּק, so Greek Version of the LXX SS Kit Benz compare Th; 1st person singular suffix אצורך Jeremiah 1:5 Kt, see H3335 יצר.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

23:22; 32:4

Deuteronomy

2:9; 2:19; 14:25; 14:25; 20:12; 20:19; 20:19

Judges

9:31

1 Samuel

23:8; 23:8

2 Samuel

11:1; 11:1; 20:15

1 Kings

7:15; 15:27; 15:27; 16:17; 20:1; 20:1

2 Kings

5:23; 6:24; 6:25; 12:11; 16:5; 17:5; 18:9; 24:11

1 Chronicles

20:1

Esther

8:11

Psalms

139:5

Song of Songs

8:9

Isaiah

21:2; 21:2; 29:3; 29:3

Jeremiah

1:5; 21:4; 21:9; 32:2; 37:5; 39:9

Ezekiel

4:3; 5:3; 43:10; 43:11; 43:11

Daniel

1:1

H6696

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Strong's Number H6696 matches the Hebrew צוּר (ṣûr),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:22 - But if you diligently obey him and do all that I command, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will be an adversary to your adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9 - Then the LORD said to me, "Do not harass Moab and provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as your territory. This is because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19 - But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites' land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot's descendants as their possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:12 - If it does not accept terms of peace but makes war with you, then you are to lay siege to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:19 - If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, you must not chop down its trees, for you may eat fruit from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31 - He sent messengers to Abimelech, who was in Arumah, reporting, "Beware! Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers are coming to Shechem and inciting the city to rebel against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:8 - So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:1 - In the spring of the year, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, David sent out Joab with his officers and the entire Israelite army. They defeated the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:15 - So Joab's men came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city which stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab's soldiers were trying to break through the wall so that it would collapse,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:15 - He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:27 - Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:17 - Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:1 - Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria and besieged and attacked it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:24 - Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:25 - Samaria's food supply ran out. They laid siege to it so long that a donkey's head was selling for eighty shekels of silver and a quarter of a kab of dove's droppings for five shekels of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:10 - When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the LORD's temple and bagged it up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:5 - At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz, but were unable to conquer him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:5 - The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:9 - In the fourth year of King Hezekiah's reign (it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel's King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched up against Samaria and besieged it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:11 - King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:28 - "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight, and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:20 - King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11 - The king thereby allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and to stand up for themselves - to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any army of whatever people or province that should become their adversaries, including their women and children, and to confiscate their property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:5 - You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:9 - If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar. The Beloved:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - I have received a distressing message: "The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:3 - I will lay siege to you on all sides; I will besiege you with troops; I will raise siege works against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:4 - that the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'The forces at your disposal are now outside the walls fighting against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonians who have you under siege. I will gather those forces back inside the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:9 - Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging it will live. They will escape with their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:2 - Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:5 - At that time the Babylonian forces had temporarily given up their siege against Jerusalem. They had had it under siege, but withdrew when they heard that the army of Pharaoh had set out from Egypt.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:1 - King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it. The siege began in the tenth month of the ninth year that Zedekiah ruled over Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:3 - Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:3 - But take a few strands of hair from those and tie them in the ends of your garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:1 - In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem and laid it under siege.
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