What does צְרִי (ṣĕriy) mean in the Bible?
צְרִי (ṣĕriy): A precious resinous substance—balsam—valued for healing properties and luxury trade in ancient Near East commerce
Hebrew · H6875
צְרִי
Distillation , i.e. balsam
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צְרִיH6875
Pronunciationṣĕriy
What does צְרִי (ṣĕriy) mean in the Bible?
צְרִי (ṣĕriy): A precious resinous substance—balsam—valued for healing properties and luxury trade in ancient Near East commerce
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6875?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include balm (5), and balm (1).
Where does צְרִי (ṣĕriy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Genesis (2), Ezekiel (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 Itbalm5×Genesis 37:25, Genesis 43:11, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 46:11
and balm1×Ezekiel 27:17
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Genesis 37:25וּצְרִ֣יtobalmConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 43:11צֳרִי֙tobalmNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 8:22הַצֳרִי֙tobalmArticle | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 46:11צֳרִ֔יtobalmNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 51:8צֳרִי֙tobalmNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 27:17וָצֹ֔רִיtoand balmConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 37:25
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Genesis2Jeremiah3Ezekiel1
Source forms
צֳרִי֙2xṣo·rîGenesis 43:11, Jeremiah 51:8
הַצֳרִי֙1xha·ṣo·rîJeremiah 8:22
וָצֹ֔רִי1xwā·ṣō·rîEzekiel 27:17
וּצְרִ֣י1xū·ṣə·rîGenesis 37:25
צֳרִ֔י1xṣo·rîJeremiah 46:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xGenesis 43:11, Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 51:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xGenesis 37:25, Ezekiel 27:17
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 8:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A precious resinous substance—balsam—valued for healing properties and luxury trade in ancient Near East commerce
Source Gloss
distillation , i.e. balsam
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A precious resinous substance—balsam—valued for healing properties and luxury trade in ancient Near East commerce
distillation, i.e. balsam BDB: balsam Usage: balm.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Medicinal balsam sought as healing remedy for spiritual and physical wounds
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.