Tsûwr — H6697

H6697 · Hebrew — צור

Pronunciation: tsoor

Other spellings: tsur צֻר

Definition

masculine noun

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

  1. rock, cliff
    1. rocky wall, cliff
    2. rock (with flat surface)
    3. block of stone, boulder
    4. rock (specific)
    5. rock (of God)
    6. rock (of heathen gods) n pr dei
    7. Rock

Usually translated as

rock, strength, God, edge, strong, sharp, stone

Origin

or tsur; from H6696

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsûwr occurs 76 times in 72 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (3), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (8), Judges (3), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Chronicles (1), Job (7), Psalms (26), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (2), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T