צוּר

tsurVerbH6696

to confine

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to bind, besiege, confine, cramp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to confine, secure 1a2) to shut in, beseige 1a3) to shut up, enclose

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

37 times

Appears 37 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
7
Deuteronomy
5
Jeremiah
5
1 Kings
4
2 Samuel
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 20:1
  • 2 Kings 16:5
  • 2 Samuel 11:1
  • Deuteronomy 20:19
  • Isaiah 29:3

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