H6865 - צֹר (Tsôr)

H6865 צֹר (Tsôr) tsore

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Tyre

Biblical Persons & Places

Tyre Tyre

A location first mentioned at Jos.19.29; referred to as Tyre (KJV= Tyrus) or "palm" (KJV= Tyrus, NIV= Tyre) (צֹר), or Tyrian or Tyre (צֹרִי), or Tyre (Τύριος), or Tyre (Τύρος).

Strong's Definition

Tsor, a place in Palestine

Derivation: or צוֹר; the same as H6864 (צֹר); a rock;

KJV Usage: Tyre, Tyrus.

TWOT Reference: 1965

Outline of Biblical Usage

Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock"

1) the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G5184 G4947

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock" the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צוֹר / צֹר tsôr / tsôr BDB Definition: Tyre or Tyrus = a rock 1) the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H6864 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1965 Total KJV Occurrences: 42

Bible Occurrences (39)

19:29

5:11 24:7

5:1 7:13 9:11 9:12

14:1

2:3 2:11

45:12 83:7 87:4

23:1 23:5 23:8 23:15 23:17

25:22 27:3 47:4

26:2 26:3 26:4 26:7 26:15 27:2 27:3 27:8 27:32 28:2 28:12 29:18

9:13

3:4

1:9 1:10

9:2 9:3

Joshua 19:29

The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out... at the Sea in the region of Achzib,

2 Samuel 5:11

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters..., and stonemasons...,... and they built a palace for David.

2 Samuel 24:7

They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, [to] Beersheba.

1 Kings 5:1

Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that [Solomon] had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always... been a friend of David.

1 Kings 7:13

Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

1 Kings 9:11

King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar... and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

1 Kings 9:12

So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

1 Chronicles 14:1

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons..., and carpenters..., to build a palace for him.