צְרוּיָה

tse.ru.yahProper Noun (Feminine)H6870

Zeruiah

From: feminine passive participle from the same as H6875 (צְרִי); wounded;

Short Definition

Tserujah, an Israelitess

Full Lexicon Entry

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); sister of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J), Shimeah (H8093) § Zeruiah = "balsam" sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology N:N-F-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

23 times

Appears 23 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

1 Kings

1 Samuel

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:6
1 Chronicles 2:16
1 Kings 2:5
2 Samuel 16:9
2 Samuel 2:13

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