What does צֹר (ṣōr) mean in the Bible?
צֹר (ṣōr) is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsor , a place in Palestine".
Hebrew · H6865
צֹר
Tsor , a place in Palestine
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צֹר H6865
Pronunciation ṣōr
What does צֹר (ṣōr) mean in the Bible?
צֹר (ṣōr) is a Hebrew word meaning "Tsor , a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6865?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Tyre (17), Tyre (12), from Tyre (4), O Tyre (4), to Tyre (2).
Where does צֹר (ṣōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 19:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (14), Isaiah (6), 1 Kings (4), Jeremiah (3).
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 of Tyre 17× Joshua 19:29, 2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Samuel 24:7, 1 Kings 5:1
Tyre 12× Psalms 87:4, Isaiah 23:8, Isaiah 23:15, Isaiah 23:17
from Tyre 4× 1 Kings 7:13, 1 Kings 9:12, Jeremiah 47:4, Ezekiel 29:18
O Tyre 4× Ezekiel 26:3, Ezekiel 27:3, Ezekiel 27:8, Joel 3:4
to Tyre 2× Isaiah 23:15, Ezekiel 26:15
against Tyre 1× Isaiah 23:1
as well as Tyre 1× Zechariah 9:2
was ever like Tyre 1× Ezekiel 27:32
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 19:29 צֹ֑ר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 5:11 צֹ֥ר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 24:7 צֹ֔ר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 5:1 צ֤וֹר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:13 מִצֹּֽר׃ to from Tyre Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 9:11 צֹ֠ר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 9:12 מִצֹּ֔ר to from Tyre Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 14:1 צֹ֥ר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 2:3 צֹ֖ר to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 2:11 צֹר֙ to of Tyre Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 19:29
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 13
Joshua 1 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 3 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 14 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Amos 2 Zechariah 2
Source forms
צֹ֔ר 5x ṣōr 2 Samuel 24:7, Isaiah 23:17, Jeremiah 25:22, Ezekiel 29:18
צֹ֑ר 4x ṣōr Joshua 19:29, Isaiah 23:1, Ezekiel 26:3, Amos 1:10
צֹ֖ר 4x ṣōr 2 Chronicles 2:3, Isaiah 23:8, Jeremiah 27:3, Ezekiel 27:2
מִצֹּ֔ר 2x miṣ·ṣōr 1 Kings 9:12, Ezekiel 29:18
צֹ֥ר 2x ṣōr 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Chronicles 14:1
צֹר֙ 2x ṣōr 2 Chronicles 2:11, Isaiah 23:15
צֹ֗ר 2x ṣōr Ezekiel 26:4, Ezekiel 26:7
צֹ֣ר 2x ṣōr Joel 3:4, Zechariah 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 32x Joshua 19:29, 2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Samuel 24:7, 1 Kings 5:1
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 5x Isaiah 23:15, Jeremiah 47:4, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:3
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x 1 Kings 7:13, 1 Kings 9:12, Ezekiel 29:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Psalms 87:4
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 27:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tsor , a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Tsor , a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Tyre, Tyrus.
Word Origins
צֹר is built from this root:
צֹר H6864
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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