What does צֹעַר mean in the Bible?
צֹעַר is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsoar , a place East of the Jordan".
Hebrew · H6820
צֹעַר
Tsoar , a place East of the Jordan
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צֹעַרH6820
What does צֹעַר mean in the Bible?
צֹעַר is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsoar , a place East of the Jordan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6820?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Zoar (4), to Zoar (2), far as Zoar (1), from Zoar (1), in Zoar (1).
Where does צֹעַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (7), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (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 ItZoar4×Genesis 14:8, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 19:30
to Zoar2×Genesis 13:10, Deuteronomy 34:3
far as Zoar1×Isaiah 15:5
from Zoar1×Jeremiah 48:34
in Zoar1×Genesis 19:30
Zoar)1×Genesis 14:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:10צֹֽעַר׃toto ZoarNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 14:2צֹֽעַר׃toZoar)Noun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 14:8צֹ֑עַרtoZoarNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 19:22צֽוֹעַר׃toZoarNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 19:23צֹֽעֲרָה׃toZoarNoun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularGenesis 19:30מִצּ֜וֹעַרtoZoarPreposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 19:30בְּצ֑וֹעַרtoin ZoarPreposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularDeuteronomy 34:3צֹֽעַר׃toto ZoarNoun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 15:5צֹ֖עַרtofar as ZoarNoun - proper - feminine singularJeremiah 48:34מִצֹּ֙עַר֙tofrom ZoarPreposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 13:10
Aligned rows10
Books represented4
Genesis7Deuteronomy1Isaiah1Jeremiah1
Source forms
צֹֽעַר׃3xṣō·‘arGenesis 13:10, Genesis 14:2, Deuteronomy 34:3
בְּצ֑וֹעַר1xbə·ṣō·w·‘arGenesis 19:30
מִצּ֜וֹעַר1xmiṣ·ṣō·w·‘arGenesis 19:30
מִצֹּ֙עַר֙1xmiṣ·ṣō·‘arJeremiah 48:34
צֽוֹעַר׃1xṣō·w·‘arGenesis 19:22
צֹ֑עַר1xṣō·‘arGenesis 14:8
צֹ֖עַר1xṣō·‘arIsaiah 15:5
צֹֽעֲרָה׃1xṣō·‘ă·rāhGenesis 19:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular6xGenesis 13:10, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 19:22
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular2xGenesis 19:30, Jeremiah 48:34
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 19:23
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xGenesis 19:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tsoar , a place East of the Jordan
Source Gloss
Tsoar , a place East of the Jordan
Extended definition
Zoar.
Word Origins
צֹעַר is built from this root: