◄ 6730. Tsior ►
Lexicon Tsior: Zoar Original Word: צִיעֹר Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Tsiy`or Pronunciation: tsee-ore' Phonetic Spelling: (tsee-ore') Definition: Zoar Meaning: Tsior Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Zior From tsa'ar; small; Tsior, a place in Palestine -- Zior. see HEBREW tsa'ar NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from tsaar Definition a place near Hebron NASB Translation Zior (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs צִיעֹר proper name, of a location Σωρθ, A ᵐ5L Σιωρ, Joshua 15:54, probably ‚â±îr, 5 miles north-northeast from Hebron, BuhlGeogr.158. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root צָעִיר (tsa'ir), meaning "small" or "insignificant." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Tsior in the Strong's Greek Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates the name as Ζοάρ (Zoar), which is used in the context of the same biblical narrative. Usage: Tsior is used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a city. It is most notably mentioned in the context of the narrative of Lot in the book of Genesis. Context: Tsior, often transliterated as Zoar, is a city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, located in the region of the Jordan Valley. It is one of the "cities of the plain" associated with the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. According to Genesis 19, Lot fled to Tsior to escape the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The city was spared from the divine judgment that befell the other cities, as Lot pleaded for it to be a refuge. The narrative highlights Tsior's significance as a place of refuge and its relative insignificance compared to the larger cities that were destroyed. The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) recounts this event in Genesis 19:22: "Hurry, flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it." This is why the town was called Zoar. Forms and Transliterations וְצִיעֹ֑ר וציער vetziOr wə·ṣî·‘ōr wəṣî‘ōr Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 15:54 HEB: הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן וְצִיעֹ֑ר עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע NAS: (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine KJV: which [is] Hebron, and Zior; nine INT: he which Hebron and Zior cities nine 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 6730 1 Occurrence wə·ṣî·‘ōr — 1 Occ.