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.
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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צִיר H6735
Pronunciation ṣiyr
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.
Full entry for צִיר (H6735) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 envoy 2× Jeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1
pain 2× Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 21:3
couriers 1× Isaiah 18:2
envoy 1× Proverbs 13:17
her labor pains 1× 1 Samuel 4:19
its hinges 1× Proverbs 26:14
like the pains 1× Isaiah 21:3
messenger 1× Proverbs 25:13
with anguish 1× Daniel 10:16
your envoys 1× Isaiah 57:9
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1 Samuel 4:19 צִרֶֽיהָ׃ to her labor pains Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Proverbs 13:17 וְצִ֖יר to envoy Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 25:13 צִ֣יר to messenger Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 26:14 צִירָ֑הּ to its hinges Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 13:8 צִירִ֤ים to pain Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 18:2 צִירִ֗ים to couriers Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 21:3 צִירִ֣ים to Pain Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 21:3 כְּצִירֵ֖י to like the pains Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 57:9 צִרַ֙יִךְ֙ to your envoys Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Jeremiah 49:14 וְצִ֖יר to an envoy Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Samuel 4:19
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 1 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 1 Daniel 1 Obadiah 1
Source forms
וְצִ֖יר 2x wə·ṣîr Proverbs 13:17, Jeremiah 49:14
וְצִיר֙ 1x wə·ṣîr Obadiah 1:1
כְּצִירֵ֖י 1x kə·ṣî·rê Isaiah 21:3
צִ֣יר 1x ṣîr Proverbs 25:13
צִירָ֑הּ 1x ṣî·rāh Proverbs 26:14
צִירַי֙ 1x ṣî·ray Daniel 10:16
צִירִ֤ים 1x ṣî·rîm Isaiah 13:8
צִירִ֗ים 1x ṣî·rîm Isaiah 18:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 3x Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 21:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 13:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Daniel 10:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 57:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 4:19
Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 25:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 26:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Core sense of pressure or constraint: hinges bear weight; messengers are bound by duty; throes compress the body or spirit.
Source Gloss
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)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Core sense of pressure or constraint: hinges bear weight; messengers are bound by duty; throes compress the body or spirit.
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) BDB: envoy Usage: ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare 6736.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Witnesses
Envoys or ambassadors sent to deliver a message or communication
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Word Origins
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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