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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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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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Yahweh is my [fn]rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

My God, my rock H6697, in whom I take refuge;

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:31

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For who is God, but Yahweh?

And who is a rock H6697, except our God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:46

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Yahweh lives, and blessed be my rock H6697;

And let the God of my salvation be lifted high,

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Let the [fn]words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight,

O Yahweh, my rock H6697 and my Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:5

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For in the day of calamity He will conceal me in His shelter;

In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;

He will lift me up on a rock H6697.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1

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Of David.

To You, O Yahweh, I call;

My rock H6697, do not be silent to me,

Lest if You are hesitant toward me,

I will become like those who go down to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:2

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Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;

Be to me a rock H6697 of [fn]strength,

A fortress to save me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14

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As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;

Death will shepherd them;

And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning,

And their form shall be for Sheol to consume,

Far away from his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:2

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From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;

Lead me to the rock H6697 that is higher than I.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:2

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Surely He is my rock H6697 and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:6

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Surely He is my rock H6697 and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:7

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On God my salvation and my glory rest;

The rock H6697 of my strength, my refuge is in God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3

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Be to me a rock H6697 of habitation to which I may continually come;

You have given the command to save me,

For You are my [fn]rock and my fortress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:26

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My flesh and my heart fail,

But God is the rock H6697 of my heart and my portion forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15

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He was splitting the rocks H6697 in the wilderness

And so gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:20

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“Behold, He struck the rock H6697 so that waters gushed out,

And streams were overflowing;

Can He give bread also?

Will He prepare [fn]meat for His people?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35

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And they remembered that God was their rock H6697,

And the Most High God their Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16

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“[fn]But I would feed you with the [fn]finest of the wheat,

And with honey from the rock H6697 I would satisfy you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:26

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

My God, and the rock H6697 of my salvation.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:43

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You also turn back the edge of his sword

And have not made him arise in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15

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To [fn]declare that Yahweh is upright;

He is my rock H6697, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:22

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But Yahweh has been my stronghold,

And my God the rock H6697 of my refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:1

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Oh come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh,

Let us make a loud shout to the rock H6697 of our salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:41

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He opened the [fn]rock H6697 and water flowed out;

[fn]It ran in the dry places like a river.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:8

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Who turned the rock H6697 into a pool of water,

The flint into a spring of water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:1

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Of David.

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock H6697,

Who trains my hands for war,

My fingers for battle;

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