Hebrew · H2114

זוּר

To turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner , strange , profane ; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery

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זוּר H2114

Pronunciation zar

What does זוּר (zar) mean in the Bible?

זוּר (zar): Fundamental sense of turning aside or away creates spectrum: spatial alienation (foreigner) through moral estrangement (adultery, profaneness).

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Questions this entry answers

What does זוּר (zar) mean in the Bible?

זוּר (zar): Fundamental sense of turning aside or away creates spectrum: spatial alienation (foreigner) through moral estrangement (adultery, profaneness).

How does the BSB render H2114?

The BSB source-word alignment has 77 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Foreigners (6), strangers (6), of foreigners (4), outsider (4), unauthorized (4).

Where does זוּר (zar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (14), Isaiah (10), Ezekiel (8), Numbers (8).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Foreigners 6× Isaiah 1:7, Jeremiah 5:19, Jeremiah 51:51, Ezekiel 28:7

strangers 6× Psalms 54:3, Proverbs 5:10, Isaiah 61:5, Jeremiah 51:2

of foreigners 4× Isaiah 25:5, Ezekiel 11:9, Ezekiel 28:10, Ezekiel 30:12

outsider 4× Exodus 29:33, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 16:40, Numbers 18:4

unauthorized 4× Exodus 30:9, Leviticus 10:1, Numbers 3:4, Numbers 26:61

but any outsider 3× Numbers 3:10, Numbers 3:38, Numbers 18:7

for a stranger 3× Proverbs 11:15, Proverbs 20:16, Proverbs 27:13

as a stranger 2× Job 19:15, Job 19:27

[and] turned 1× Isaiah 1:4

a stranger 1× Psalms 69:8

an outsider 1× Exodus 30:33

and strangers 1× Psalms 109:11

Any outsider 1× Numbers 1:51

are estranged 1× Psalms 58:3

before they had filled 1× Psalms 78:30

by an adulteress 1× Proverbs 5:20

by foreigners 1× Joel 3:17

by strangers 1× Isaiah 1:7

estranged 1× Ezekiel 14:5

foes 1× Isaiah 29:5

foreign 1× 2 Kings 19:24

foreign [gods] 1× Jeremiah 2:25

foreigner 1× Job 15:19

from a distance 1× Jeremiah 18:14

from exotic 1× Isaiah 17:10

from the adulteress 1× Proverbs 7:5

from the forbidden 1× Proverbs 2:16

have abandoned 1× Job 19:13

His strange 1× Isaiah 28:21

illegitimate 1× Hosea 5:7

is repulsive 1× Job 19:17

Let another 1× Proverbs 27:2

of an adulteress 1× Proverbs 22:14

of strangers 1× Isaiah 25:2

of the forbidden woman 1× Proverbs 5:3

one 1× 1 Kings 3:18

other [than a priest] 1× Leviticus 22:12

outside [a priest’s family] 1× Leviticus 22:10

some foreign god 1× Isaiah 43:12

something strange 1× Hosea 8:12

strange 1× Psalms 81:9

strange things 1× Proverbs 23:33

stranger 1× Proverbs 14:10

the foreigners 1× Hosea 8:7

to a foreign 1× Psalms 44:20

to foreign [gods] 1× Jeremiah 3:13

to foreigners 1× Ezekiel 7:21

to strangers 1× Lamentations 5:2

vvv 1× Deuteronomy 25:5

will strangers 1× Jeremiah 30:8

with a stranger 1× Proverbs 6:1

with foreign gods 1× Deuteronomy 32:16

with strangers 1× Proverbs 5:17

Show sample aligned rows

Exodus 29:33 וְזָ֥ר to outsider Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 30:9 זָרָ֖ה to unauthorized Adjective - feminine singular Exodus 30:33 זָ֑ר to an outsider Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 10:1 זָרָ֔ה to unauthorized Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 22:10 זָ֖ר to outside [a priest’s family] Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 22:12 זָ֑ר to other [than a priest] Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 22:13 זָ֖ר to outsider Adjective - masculine singular Numbers 1:51 וְהַזָּ֥ר to Any outsider Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Numbers 3:4 זָרָ֜ה to unauthorized Adjective - feminine singular Numbers 3:10 וְהַזָּ֥ר to but any outsider Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Exodus 29:33

Aligned rows 77

Books represented 16

Exodus 3 Leviticus 4 Numbers 8 Deuteronomy 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Job 5 Psalms 7 Proverbs 14 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 7 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 8 Hosea 4 Joel 1 Obadiah 1

Source forms

זָ֑ר 9x zār Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 22:12, Deuteronomy 25:5, Job 19:27

זָרִ֖ים 5x zā·rîm Isaiah 25:5, Jeremiah 2:25, Hosea 5:7, Hosea 8:7

זָרִ֔ים 5x zā·rîm Isaiah 61:5, Jeremiah 5:19, Jeremiah 51:51, Ezekiel 28:7

וְהַזָּ֥ר 4x wə·haz·zār Numbers 1:51, Numbers 3:10, Numbers 3:38, Numbers 18:7

זָ֖ר 4x zār Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:13, Isaiah 17:10, Hosea 8:12

זָרִים֙ 4x zā·rîm Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 25:2, Jeremiah 51:2, Hosea 7:9

זָ֣ר 3x zār Job 15:19, Proverbs 27:2, Isaiah 28:21

זָרָ֑ה 3x zā·rāh Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 7:5

Parsing patterns

Adjective - masculine plural 25x 2 Kings 19:24, Psalms 54:3, Psalms 109:11, Proverbs 5:10

Adjective - masculine singular 20x Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12, Leviticus 22:13