What does טוּר mean in the Bible?
טוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a row ; hence, a wall".
Hebrew · H2905
טוּר
A row ; hence, a wall
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טוּר H2905
What does טוּר mean in the Bible?
טוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a row ; hence, a wall".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2905?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rows (11), row [had] (4), row (3), - (1), . . . (1).
Where does טוּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (12), 1 Kings (11), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezekiel (1).
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 rows 11× Exodus 28:17, Exodus 39:10, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:2
row [had] 4× Exodus 39:10, Exodus 39:11, Exodus 39:12, Exodus 39:13
row 3× Exodus 28:18, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 28:20
- 1× Exodus 28:17
. . . 1× Exodus 39:10
[was] a row of masonry 1× Ezekiel 46:23
and a row 1× 1 Kings 7:12
and one row 1× 1 Kings 6:36
in rows 1× 1 Kings 7:20
per row 1× 1 Kings 7:3
row there shall be 1× Exodus 28:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:17 טוּרִ֣ים to rows Noun - masculine plural Exodus 28:17 ט֗וּר to row there shall be Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 28:17 הַטּ֖וּר to - Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:18 וְהַטּ֖וּר to row Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:19 וְהַטּ֖וּר to row Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:20 וְהַטּוּר֙ to row Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:10 ט֣וּרֵי to rows Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:10 ט֗וּר to row [had] Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:10 הַטּ֖וּר to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:11 וְהַטּ֖וּר to row [had] Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:17
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 4
Exodus 12 1 Kings 11 2 Chronicles 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְהַטּ֖וּר 4x wə·haṭ·ṭūr Exodus 28:18, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 39:11, Exodus 39:12
הַטּ֖וּר 2x haṭ·ṭūr Exodus 28:17, Exodus 39:10
וְהַטּוּר֙ 2x wə·haṭ·ṭūr Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:13
וְט֖וּר 2x wə·ṭūr 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:12
ט֗וּר 2x ṭūr Exodus 28:17, Exodus 39:10
טוּרִ֣ים 2x ṭū·rîm Exodus 28:17, 1 Kings 7:12
טוּרִים֙ 2x ṭū·rîm 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
טוּרִ֤ים 2x ṭū·rîm 1 Kings 7:42, 2 Chronicles 4:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 9x Exodus 28:17, 1 Kings 7:4, 1 Kings 7:12, 1 Kings 7:18
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 6x Exodus 28:18, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:11
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 28:17, Exodus 39:10, 1 Kings 7:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:12, Ezekiel 46:23
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Exodus 39:10, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:2
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 28:17, Exodus 39:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a row ; hence, a wall
Source Gloss
a row ; hence, a wall
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a row; hence, a wall BDB: row Usage: row.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain