◄ 6697. tsur ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon tsur: Rock, Cliff, Boulder Original Word: צוּר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: tsur Pronunciation: tsoor Phonetic Spelling: (tsoor) Definition: Rock, Cliff, Boulder Meaning: a cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge Word Origin: From the root verb צוּר (tsur), meaning "to confine," "to bind," or "to besiege." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4073 (petra): Often used in the New Testament to convey similar imagery of strength and stability, as seen in Matthew 16:18, where Jesus refers to Peter as the "rock" upon which He will build His church. Usage: The Hebrew word "tsur" primarily denotes a rock or a cliff, often symbolizing strength, stability, and protection. In the biblical context, it is frequently used metaphorically to describe God as a reliable refuge and source of salvation. The imagery of God as a "rock" emphasizes His unchanging nature, dependability, and the security He provides to His people. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, rocks and cliffs were natural fortresses and places of refuge. They provided physical protection against enemies and harsh weather. This cultural understanding is reflected in the biblical usage of "tsur" as a metaphor for God's protective and steadfast nature. The Israelites, living in a land with many rocky terrains, would have readily understood the significance of God being their "rock." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition rock, cliff NASB Translation Rock (10), rock (54), rocks (7), rocky (1), stones (1), strength (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. צוּר noun masculineJob 29:6 rock, cliff; — ׳צ absolute Exodus 17:6 +, construct Deuteronomy 8:15 +; suffix צוּרִי 2 Samuel 22:3, etc.; plural צֻרִים Numbers 23:9 +, צוּרוֺת Job 28:10; construct צוּרֵי 1 Samuel 24:3 (Gi v.1 Samuel 24:2); — 1. a. rocky wall, cliff, Exodus 17:6 (twice in verse) (E), Deuteronomy 8:15 (הַחַלָּמִישׁ ׳צ), Isaiah 48:21 (twice in verse); Psalm 78:15; Psalm 78:20; Psalm 105:41; Psalm 114:8; ("" חַלָּמִישׁ); ׳בּוֺא בַצּ Isaiah 2:10, בִּמְעָרוֺת צֻרִים Isaiah 2:19, ׳בְּנִקְרוֺת הַצּ Isaiah 2:21, compare Exodus 33:21,22 (JE); yielding honey (from its clefts) Psalm 81:17 (compare Deuteronomy 32:13; Dy PerlesAnal. 34 We read צוּף); as look-out Numbers 23:9 (JE), home of goats 1 Samuel 24:3 (Gi v.1 Samuel 24:2), snow-covered Jeremiah 18:14; bearing (olives for) oil Deuteronomy 32:13 (׳חַלְמִישׁ צ), Job 29:6; resort of homeless Job 24:8, pierced by miners Job 28:10, compare perhaps נְחָלִים ׳שִׁית בְּצ אוֺפִיר Job 22:24 deposit (thy) gold in the rock of the wadys (most below צֹר pebble); as quarry, figurative of Abraham as ancestor of Israel Isaiah 51:1; place of security 1 Chronicles 11:15, הַמִּישׁוֺר ׳צ Jeremiah 21:13 (of city), figurative Psalm 27:5; Psalm 61:3; symbol of firmness Nahum 1:6; Job 14:18; Job 18:4; enduring material Job 19:24. b. rock with flat surface 2 Samuel 21:10; Proverbs 30:19. c. block of stone, boulder Judges 6:21; Judges 13:19 (as altar); compare צוּר מִכְשׁוֺל Isaiah 8:14 ("" נֶגֶף אֶבֶן). d. rock with specific name, עוֺרֵב ׳צ Judges 7:25; Isaiah 10:26. 2. a. figurative of God (33 t.) as support and defence of his people (often "" אֱלֹהִים, ׳י, etc.), מָעֻזֵּךְ ׳צ Isaiah 17:10, מָעוֺז ׳צ Psalm 31:3, עֻזִּי ׳צ Psalm 62:8, מָעוֺן ׳צ, Psalm 71:3, יְשֻׁעָתוֺ ׳צ Deuteronomy 32:15 compare 2 Samuel 22:47b (but strike out, see "" Psalm 18:47), Psalm 89:27; Psalm 95:1, וִישׁוּעָתִי ׳צ Psalm 62:3; Psalm 62:7, מַחְסִי ׳צ Psalm 94:22; יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳צ Isaiah 30:29; 2 Samuel 23:3 (personified), צוּרִי Psalm 18:3; Psalm 18:47 = 2 Samuel 22:3,47a, >BIBLE:Psalm 19:15>; Psalm 28:1; Psalm 92:16; Psalm 144:1, לְבָבִי ׳צ Psalm 73:26, צוּרֵנוּ Deuteronomy 32:31, צוּרָם Deuteronomy 32:30; Psalm 78:35; with בְּ essent. ׳בְּיָהּ י עוֺלָמִים ׳צ Isaiah 26:4 (compare Psalm 62:8; see ב I. 7 c); as proper name, of deity (the Rock Deuteronomy 32:4,18 (יְלָֽדְךָ ׳צ), Deuteronomy 32:37; Habakkuk 1:12, +(perhaps) Psalm 75:6 (read בַּצּוּד, see צַוָּאר; see also מְּדָהצוּר). b. of a heathen god Deuteronomy 32:31, compare Isaiah 44:3, מִי צוּר ׳מִבַּלְעֲדֵי א 2 Samuel 22:32 "" Psalm 18:32, compare 1 Samuel 2:2. — See also בֵּית צוּר and חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים. — Psalm 89:44 see צֹד below III. צרר, Psalm 49:15 see צוּרָה below III. צור. above Strong's Exhaustive Concordance edge, mighty God one, rock, sharp, stone, strength, strong Or tsur {tsoor}; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) -- edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also Beyth Tsuwr. see HEBREW tsuwr see HEBREW Beyth Tsuwr Forms and Transliterations בְּ֝צ֗וּר בְּצ֣וּר בְּצוּר־ בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת בַּצּ֥וּר בַצּ֔וּר בַצּ֗וּר בצור בצור־ בצורות הַצֻּר֙ הַצֻּרִ֔ים הַצּ֑וּר הַצּ֖וּר הַצּ֗וּר הַצּ֣וּר הַצּֽוּר׃ הַצּוּר֙ הַצּוּר֮ הצור הצור׃ הצר הצרים וְ֝צ֗וּר וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים וְצ֖וּר וְצ֣וּר וְצ֥וּר וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר וּבְצ֖וּר וּלְצ֨וּר ובצור והצרים ולצור ומצור וצור כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ כצורנו לְֽצוּר־ לְצ֣וּר לְצ֥וּר לצור לצור־ מִצּ֖וּר מִצּ֛וּר מצור צ֔וּר צ֖וּר צ֝֗וּר צ֝וּרִ֗י צ֣וּר צ֥וּר צ֨וּר ׀ צ֭וּר צ֭וּרִי צֻ֭רִים צֻרִ֑ים צֻרִ֔ים צֻרִים֙ צֽוּר׃ צוּרִ֑י צוּרִ֖י צוּרִ֗י צוּרִ֥י צוּרִי֮ צוּרֵ֥י צוּרָ֑ם צוּרָ֣ם צוּר־ צור צור־ צור׃ צורי צורם צרים baṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ baṣ·ṣūr ḇaṣ·ṣūr baṣṣūr ḇaṣṣūr baṣṣūrōwṯ batzTzur Batztzurot bə·ṣūr bə·ṣūr- bəṣūr bəṣūr- betzur chetzuRenu haṣ·ṣu·rîm haṣ·ṣur haṣ·ṣūr haṣṣur haṣṣūr haṣṣurîm hatzTzur hatztzuRim ḵə·ṣū·rê·nū ḵəṣūrênū lə·ṣūr lə·ṣūr- ləṣūr ləṣūr- letzur miṣ·ṣūr miṣṣūr mitzTzur ṣū·rām ṣū·rê ṣū·rî ṣu·rîm ṣūr ṣūr- ṣūrām ṣūrê ṣūrî ṣurîm Tzur tzuRam tzuRei tzuRi tzuRim ū·ḇə·ṣūr ū·lə·ṣūr ū·miṣ·ṣūr ūḇəṣūr ūləṣūr uleTzur ūmiṣṣūr umitzTzur uveTzur vatzTzur vehatztzuRim veTzur wə·haṣ·ṣu·rîm wə·ṣūr wəhaṣṣurîm wəṣūr Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 17:6 HEB: שָּׁ֥ם ׀ עַֽל־ הַצּוּר֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ וְהִכִּ֣יתָ NAS: you there on the rock at Horeb; KJV: before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; INT: there on the rock Horeb shall strike Exodus 17:6 HEB: בְּחֹרֵב֒ וְהִכִּ֣יתָ בַצּ֗וּר וְיָצְא֥וּ מִמֶּ֛נּוּ NAS: and you shall strike the rock, and water KJV: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come INT: Horeb shall strike the rock will come at Exodus 33:21 HEB: וְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ עַל־ הַצּֽוּר׃ NAS: by Me, and you shall stand [there] on the rock; KJV: by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: INT: shall stand on the rock Exodus 33:22 HEB: וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָ בְּנִקְרַ֣ת הַצּ֑וּר וְשַׂכֹּתִ֥י כַפִּ֛י NAS: you in the cleft of the rock and cover KJV: thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover INT: will put the cleft of the rock and will cover my hand Numbers 23:9 HEB: כִּֽי־ מֵרֹ֤אשׁ צֻרִים֙ אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת NAS: him from the top of the rocks, And I look KJV: For from the top of the rocks I see INT: from the top of the rocks see the hills Deuteronomy 8:15 HEB: לְךָ֙ מַ֔יִם מִצּ֖וּר הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃ NAS: water for you out of the rock of flint. KJV: water out of the rock of flint; INT: brought water of the rock of flint Deuteronomy 32:4 HEB: הַצּוּר֙ תָּמִ֣ים פָּעֳל֔וֹ NAS: The Rock! His work is perfect, KJV: [He is] the Rock, his work INT: the Rock is perfect his work Deuteronomy 32:13 HEB: וְשֶׁ֖מֶן מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ צֽוּר׃ NAS: And oil from the flinty rock, KJV: and oil out of the flinty rock; INT: and oil the flinty rock Deuteronomy 32:15 HEB: עָשָׂ֔הוּ וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ NAS: him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation. KJV: him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. INT: made and scorned the Rock of his salvation Deuteronomy 32:18 HEB: צ֥וּר יְלָדְךָ֖ תֶּ֑שִׁי NAS: You neglected the Rock who begot KJV: Of the Rock [that] begat INT: the Rock begot neglected Deuteronomy 32:30 HEB: לֹא֙ כִּי־ צוּרָ֣ם מְכָרָ֔ם וַֽיהוָ֖ה NAS: Unless their Rock had sold KJV: except their Rock had sold INT: cannot them their Rock had sold and the LORD Deuteronomy 32:31 HEB: כִּ֛י לֹ֥א כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ צוּרָ֑ם וְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ NAS: Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, KJV: For their rock [is] not as our Rock, INT: Indeed not their rock our Rock our enemies Deuteronomy 32:31 HEB: לֹ֥א כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ צוּרָ֑ם וְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ פְּלִילִֽים׃ NAS: their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies KJV: For their rock [is] not as our Rock, even our enemies INT: not their rock our Rock our enemies judge Deuteronomy 32:37 HEB: אֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ צ֖וּר חָסָ֥יוּ בֽוֹ׃ NAS: are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge? KJV: Where [are] their gods, [their] rock in whom they trusted, INT: Where are their gods the rock sought Joshua 5:2 HEB: לְךָ֖ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל KJV: Make thee sharp knives, INT: Make knives sharp again and circumcise Joshua 5:3 HEB: יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וַיָּ֙מָל֙ אֶת־ KJV: made him sharp knives, INT: Joshua knives sharp and circumcised the sons Judges 6:21 HEB: הָאֵ֜שׁ מִן־ הַצּ֗וּר וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶת־ NAS: sprang up from the rock and consumed KJV: fire out of the rock, and consumed INT: and fire from the rock and consumed the meat Judges 7:25 HEB: אֶת־ עוֹרֵ֤ב בְּצוּר־ עוֹרֵב֙ וְאֶת־ NAS: Oreb at the rock of Oreb, KJV: Oreb upon the rock Oreb, INT: killed Oreb the rock of Oreb Zeeb Judges 13:19 HEB: וַיַּ֥עַל עַל־ הַצּ֖וּר לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּמַפְלִ֣א NAS: and offered it on the rock to the LORD, KJV: and offered [it] upon a rock unto the LORD: INT: and offered on the rock to the LORD wonders 1 Samuel 2:2 HEB: בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֥ין צ֖וּר כֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ NAS: You, Nor is there any rock like our God. KJV: for [there is] none beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God. INT: besides one rock our God 1 Samuel 24:2 HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֖י צוּרֵ֥י הַיְּעֵלִֽים׃ NAS: in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. KJV: upon the rocks of the wild goats. INT: in front of the Rocks of the Wild 2 Samuel 21:10 HEB: לָ֤הּ אֶל־ הַצּוּר֙ מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת קָצִ֔יר NAS: and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning KJV: and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning INT: and spread about the rock the beginning of harvest 2 Samuel 22:3 HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֥י צוּרִ֖י אֶחֱסֶה־ בּ֑וֹ NAS: My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, KJV: The God of my rock; in him will I trust: INT: my God my rock take my shield 2 Samuel 22:32 HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֖וּר מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ NAS: And who is a rock, besides KJV: the LORD? and who [is] a rock, save INT: Jehovah who rock besides angels 2 Samuel 22:47 HEB: יְהוָ֖ה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְיָרֻ֕ם אֱלֹהֵ֖י NAS: and blessed be my rock; And exalted KJV: and blessed [be] my rock; and exalted INT: the LORD and blessed be my rock and exalted be God 77 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6697 77 Occurrences baṣ·ṣūr — 1 Occ. baṣ·ṣū·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ. bə·ṣūr- — 4 Occ. ḵə·ṣū·rê·nū — 1 Occ. haṣ·ṣūr — 9 Occ. haṣ·ṣu·rîm — 1 Occ. lə·ṣūr- — 4 Occ. miṣ·ṣūr — 3 Occ. ṣūr — 23 Occ. ṣū·rām — 3 Occ. ṣū·rê — 1 Occ. ṣū·rî — 10 Occ. ṣu·rîm — 5 Occ. ū·lə·ṣūr — 1 Occ. ū·miṣ·ṣūr — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·ṣūr — 1 Occ. ḇaṣ·ṣūr — 2 Occ. wə·haṣ·ṣu·rîm — 1 Occ. wə·ṣūr — 5 Occ.