צַוָּאר

tsav.varNoun (Masculine)H6677

neck

From: or צַוָּר; (Nehemiah 3:5), or צַוָּרֹןlemma צַוָּרן missing vowel, corrected to צַוָּרֹן; (Song of Solomon 4:9), or (feminine) צַוָּארָה; (Micah 2:3), intensively from H6696 (צוּר) in the sense of binding;

Short Definition

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. neck, back of neck 1a) neck, back of neck (of man) 1b) neck (of animals) Aramaic equivalent: tsav.var (*צַוַּאר *"neck" H6676)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

35 times

Appears 35 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
9
Genesis
6
Isaiah
4
Judges
3
Song of Solomon
3

Key Passages

  • Deuteronomy 28:48
  • Habakkuk 3:13
  • Judges 8:21
  • Jeremiah 28:11
  • Lamentations 1:14

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