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Lexicon :: Strong's H6697 - ṣûr

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צוּר
Transliteration
ṣûr
Pronunciation
tsoor
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, proper noun with reference to deity
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1901a

Strong’s Definitions

צוּר tsûwr, tsoor; or צֻר tsur; from H6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous):—edge, × (mighty) God (one), rock, × sharp, stone, × strength, × strong. See also H1049.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x

The KJV translates Strong's H6697 in the following manner: rock (64x), strength (5x), sharp (2x), God (2x), beauty (1x), edge (1x), stones (1x), mighty One (1x), strong (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x
The KJV translates Strong's H6697 in the following manner: rock (64x), strength (5x), sharp (2x), God (2x), beauty (1x), edge (1x), stones (1x), mighty One (1x), strong (1x).

  1. rock, cliff

    1. rocky wall, cliff

    2. rock (with flat surface)

    3. block of stone, boulder

    4. rock (specific)

    5. rock (of God)

    6. rock (of heathen gods)

      proper noun with reference to deity

    7. Rock

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צוּר tsûwr, tsoor; or צֻר tsur; from H6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous):—edge, × (mighty) God (one), rock, × sharp, stone, × strength, × strong. See also H1049.
STRONGS H6697: Abbreviations
† I. צוּר noun masculineJob 29:6 rock, cliff; — צ׳ absolute Exodus 17:6 +, construct Deuteronomy 8:15 +; suffix צוּרִי 2 Samuel 22:3, etc.; plural צֻרִים Numbers 23:9 +, צוּרוֺת Job 28:10; construct צוּרֵי 1 Samuel 24:3 (Gi 1 Samuel 24:2); —
1.
a. rocky wall, cliff, Exodus 17:6 (twice in verse) (E), Deuteronomy 8:15 (הַחַלָּמִישׁ צ׳), Isaiah 48:21 (twice in verse); Psalm 78:15; Psalm 78:20; Psalm 105:41; Psalm 114:8; (|| חַלָּמִישׁ); בּוֺא בַצּ׳ Isaiah 2:10, בִּמְעָרוֺת צֻרִים Isaiah 2:19, בְּנִקְרוֺת הַצּ׳ Isaiah 2:21, compare Exodus 33:21, 22 (JE); yielding honey (from its clefts) Psalm 81:17 (compare Deuteronomy 32:13; Dy PerlesAnal. 34 We read צוּף); as look-out Numbers 23:9 (JE), home of goats 1 Samuel 24:3 (Gi 1 Samuel 24:2), snow-covered Jeremiah 18:14; bearing (olives for) oil Deuteronomy 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 Isaiah 51:1; place of security 1 Chronicles 11:15, הַמִּישׁוֺר צ׳ Jeremiah 21:13 (of city), figurative Psalm 27:5; Psalm 61:3; symbol of firmness Nahum 1:6; Job 14:18; Job 18:4; enduring material Job 19:24.
b. rock with flat surface 2 Samuel 21:10; Proverbs 30:19.
c. block of stone, boulder Judges 6:21; Judges 13:19 (as altar); compare צוּר מִכְשׁוֺל Isaiah 8:14 (|| נֶגֶף אֶבֶן).
d. rock with specific name, עוֺרֵב צ׳ Judges 7:25; Isaiah 10:26.
2.
a. figurative of God (33 times) as support and defence of his people (often || אֱלֹהִים, י׳, etc.), מָעֻזֵּךְ צ׳ Isaiah 17:10, מָעוֺז צ׳ Psalm 31:3, עֻזִּי צ׳ Psalm 62:8, מָעוֺן צ׳, Psalm 71:3, יְשֻׁעָתוֺ צ׳ Deuteronomy 32:15 compare 2 Samuel 22:47b (but strike out, see || Psalm 18:47), Psalm 89:27; Psalm 95:1, וִישׁוּעָתִי צ׳ Psalm 62:3; Psalm 62:7, מַחְסִי צ׳ Psalm 94:22; יִשְׂרָאֵל צ׳ Isaiah 30:29; 2 Samuel 23:3 (personified), צוּרִי Psalm 18:3; Psalm 18:47 = 2 Samuel 22:3, 47a, Psalm 19:15; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 92:16; Psalm 144:1, לְבָבִי צ׳ Psalm 73:26, צוּרֵנוּ Deuteronomy 32:31, צוּרָם Deuteronomy 32:30; Psalm 78:35; with בְּ essent. בְּיָהּ י׳ עוֺלָמִים צ׳ Isaiah 26:4 (compare Psalm 62:8; see ב I. 7 c); as proper name, of deity (the Rock Deuteronomy 32:4, 18 (יְלָֽדְךָ צ׳), Deuteronomy 32:37; Habakkuk 1:12, +(perhaps) Psalm 75:6 (read בַּצּוּד, see צַוָּאר; see also מְּדָהצוּר).
b. of a heathen god Deuteronomy 32:31, compare Isaiah 44:3, מִי צוּר מִבַּלְעֲדֵי א׳ 2 Samuel 22:32 || Psalm 18:32, compare 1 Samuel 2:2. — See also בֵּית צוּר and חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים. — [Psalm 89:44 [Psalm 89:43] see H6697 צֹד , Psalm 49:15 [Psalm 49:14]] see H6699 צוּרָה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

17:6; 17:6; 33:21; 33:22

Numbers

23:9; 23:9

Deuteronomy

8:15; 8:15; 32:4; 32:13; 32:13; 32:15; 32:18; 32:30; 32:31; 32:31; 32:37

Judges

6:21; 7:25; 13:19

1 Samuel

2:2; 24:2; 24:2; 24:3; 24:3

2 Samuel

21:10; 22:3; 22:3; 22:32; 22:47; 22:47; 23:3

1 Chronicles

11:15

Job

14:18; 18:4; 19:24; 22:24; 24:8; 28:10; 28:10; 29:6; 29:6

Psalms

18:3; 18:32; 18:47; 18:47; 27:5; 28:1; 31:3; 49:14; 61:3; 62:3; 62:7; 62:8; 62:8; 71:3; 73:26; 75:6; 78:15; 78:20; 78:35; 89:27; 89:43; 94:22; 95:1; 105:41; 114:8; 144:1

Proverbs

30:19

Isaiah

2:10; 2:19; 2:21; 8:14; 10:26; 17:10; 26:4; 30:29; 44:3; 48:21; 51:1

Jeremiah

18:14; 21:13

Nahum

1:6

Habakkuk

1:12

H6697

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6697 matches the Hebrew צוּר (ṣûr),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 -

The LORD is my rock,

my fortress, and my deliverer,

my God, my rock where I seek refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:31 -

For who is God besides the LORD?

And who is a rock? Only our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:46

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The LORD lives ​— ​blessed be my rock!

The God of my salvation is exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:14

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May the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable to you,

LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:5

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For he will conceal me in his shelter

in the day of adversity;

he will hide me under the cover of his tent;

he will set me high on a rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:1

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LORD, I call to you;

my rock, do not be deaf to me.

If you remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:2

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Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.

Be a rock of refuge for me,

a mountain fortress to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:14

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Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;

Death will shepherd them.

The upright will rule over them in the morning,

and their form will waste away in Sheol,[fn]

far from their lofty abode.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:2 -

I call to you from the ends of the earth

when my heart is without strength.

Lead me to a rock that is high above me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:2 -

He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my stronghold; I will never be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:6

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He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:7

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My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.

My refuge is in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3 -

Be a rock of refuge for me,

where I can always go.

Give the command to save me,

for you are my rock and fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:26 -

My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength[fn] of my heart,

my portion forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15 -

He split rocks in the wilderness

and gave them drink as abundant as the depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:20

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“Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;

torrents overflowed.

But can he also provide bread

or furnish meat for his people? ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35 -

They remembered that God was their rock,

the Most High God, their Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:16

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But he would feed Israel[fn] with the best wheat.

“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:26

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“He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, the rock of my salvation.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:43 -

You have also turned back his sharp sword

and have not let him stand in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:15

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to declare, “The LORD is just;

he is my rock,

and there is no unrighteousness in him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:22 -

But the LORD is my refuge;

my God is the rock of my protection.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:1 -

Come, let’s shout joyfully to the LORD,

shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:41

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He opened a rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed like a stream in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:8

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who turned the rock into a pool,

the flint into a spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:1

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Blessed be the LORD, my rock

who trains my hands for battle

and my fingers for warfare.

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