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Lexicon :: Strong's H6870 - ṣᵊrûyâ

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צְרוּיָה
Transliteration
ṣᵊrûyâ
Pronunciation
tser-oo-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass part from the same as צֳרִי (H6875)
Strong’s Definitions

צְרוּיָה Tsᵉrûwyâh, tser-oo-yaw'; feminine passive participle from the same as H6875; wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess:—Zeruiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H6870 in the following manner: Zeruiah (26x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H6870 in the following manner: Zeruiah (26x).

  1. Zeruiah = "balsam"

    1. sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army - Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צְרוּיָה Tsᵉrûwyâh, tser-oo-yaw'; feminine passive participle from the same as H6875; wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess:—Zeruiah.
STRONGS H6870: Abbreviations
† צְרוּיָה proper name, feminine Σαρουια: mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; — צ׳ 1 Samuel 26:6 +, צְרֻיָה 2 Samuel 14:1; 2 Samuel 16:10; 2 Samuel 23:37; — according to 1 Chronicles 2:16a she was David's sister; called אֵם יוֺאָב 2 Samuel 17:25; elsewhere after construct בֶּןֿ (בְּנֵי): בֶּןצֿ׳ of Abishai 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Samuel 18:2; 2 Samuel 19:22; 2 Samuel 21:17; 1 Chronicles 18:12; of Joab 2 Samuel 2:13; 2 Samuel 8:16 = 1 Chronicles 18:15; 2 Samuel 14:1; 2 Samuel 23:18 and 2 Samuel 23:37 = 1 Chronicles 11:39; 1 Kings 1:7; 1 Kings 2:5,22; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 1 Chronicles 27:24; plural of all three 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16; Abishai and Joab 2 Samuel 3:39; 2 Samuel 16:10; 2 Samuel 19:23.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

26:6; 26:6

2 Samuel

2:13; 2:18; 3:39; 8:16; 14:1; 14:1; 16:9; 16:10; 16:10; 17:25; 18:2; 19:22; 19:23; 21:17; 23:18; 23:37; 23:37

1 Kings

1:7; 2:5; 2:22

1 Chronicles

2:16; 2:16; 11:6; 11:39; 18:12; 18:15; 26:28; 27:24

H6870

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6870 matches the Hebrew צְרוּיָה (ṣᵊrûyâ),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:6 - David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai replied, "I will go down with you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:13 - Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David also went out and confronted them at the pool of Gibeon. One group stationed themselves on one side of the pool, and the other group on the other side of the pool.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18 - The three sons of Zeruiah were there - Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the LORD punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:16 - Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:1 - Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:9 - Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:10 - But the king said, "What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him, 'Curse David!', who can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:25 - Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab. (Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:2 - David then sent out the army - a third under the leadership of Joab, a third under the leadership of Joab's brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under the leadership of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops, "I too will indeed march out with you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - Abishai son of Zeruiah replied, "For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the LORD's anointed!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:22 - But David said, "What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don't you realize that today I am king over Israel?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David's aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David's men took an oath saying, "You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18 - Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:37 - Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - "You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me - how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - King Solomon answered his mother, "Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:6 - David said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!" So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:39 - Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:12 - Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:15 - Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24 - Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.
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