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Hebrew · H6735

צִיר

A hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure ); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal)

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צִירH6735
Pronunciationṣiyr

What does צִיר (ṣiyr) mean in the Bible?

צִיר (ṣiyr): Core sense of pressure or constraint: hinges bear weight; messengers are bound by duty; throes compress the body or spirit.

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What does צִיר (ṣiyr) mean in the Bible?

צִיר (ṣiyr): Core sense of pressure or constraint: hinges bear weight; messengers are bound by duty; throes compress the body or spirit.

How does the BSB render H6735?

The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an envoy (2), pain (2), couriers (1), envoy (1), her labor pains (1).

Where does צִיר (ṣiyr) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 4:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Proverbs (3), 1 Samuel (1), Daniel (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
an envoy2×Jeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1
pain2×Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 21:3
couriers1×Isaiah 18:2
envoy1×Proverbs 13:17
her labor pains1×1 Samuel 4:19
its hinges1×Proverbs 26:14
like the pains1×Isaiah 21:3
messenger1×Proverbs 25:13
with anguish1×Daniel 10:16
your envoys1×Isaiah 57:9
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 4:19צִרֶֽיהָ׃toher labor painsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularProverbs 13:17וְצִ֖ירtoenvoyConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructProverbs 25:13צִ֣ירtomessengerNoun - masculine singularProverbs 26:14צִירָ֑הּtoits hingesNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularIsaiah 13:8צִירִ֤יםtopainNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 18:2צִירִ֗יםtocouriersNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 21:3צִירִ֣יםtoPainNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 21:3כְּצִירֵ֖יtolike the painsPreposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 57:9צִרַ֙יִךְ֙toyour envoysNoun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularJeremiah 49:14וְצִ֖ירtoan envoyConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned row1 Samuel 4:19
Aligned rows12
Books represented6
1 Samuel1Proverbs3Isaiah5Jeremiah1Daniel1Obadiah1
Source forms
וְצִ֖יר2xwə·ṣîrProverbs 13:17, Jeremiah 49:14
וְצִיר֙1xwə·ṣîrObadiah 1:1
כְּצִירֵ֖י1xkə·ṣî·rêIsaiah 21:3
צִ֣יר1xṣîrProverbs 25:13
צִירָ֑הּ1xṣî·rāhProverbs 26:14
צִירַי֙1xṣî·rayDaniel 10:16
צִירִ֤ים1xṣî·rîmIsaiah 13:8
צִירִ֗ים1xṣî·rîmIsaiah 18:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural3xIsaiah 13:8, Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 21:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xJeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xProverbs 13:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1xDaniel 10:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xIsaiah 57:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1x1 Samuel 4:19
Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 25:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xProverbs 26:14
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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