What does צוּר · עוֹלָם mean in the Bible?
צוּר · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "everlasting rock, rock of ages".
Hebrew · H6697, H5769
צוּר עוֹלָמִים
Properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed ); generally, a rock or boulder ; figuratively, a refuge ; also an edge (as precipitous ) · properly, concealed , i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity ; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
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צוּר H6697 properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed ); generally, a rock or boulder ; figuratively, a refuge ; also an edge (as precipitous )
Pronunciation ṣûr
Rock as literal protection becomes theological refuge; God's steadfast strength and salvation in OT covenantal language.
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עוֹלָם H5769 properly, concealed , i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity ; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
What does צוּר עוֹלָמִים (ṣûr ʿôlāmîm) mean in the Bible?
צוּר · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "everlasting rock, rock of ages".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6697, H5769?
H6697, H5769 is connected to 516 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. everlasting rock, rock of ages
Strong's H6697, H5769
Lexical occurrences 516 verses Source Gloss
everlasting rock, rock of ages
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צוּר עוֹלָמִים is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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