Tsîyr — H6735

H6735 · Hebrew — ציר

Pronunciation: tseer

Definition

masculine noun

a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal)

  1. envoy, messenger
  2. pivot of door, hinge
  3. pang, distress

Usually translated as

ambassador, messenger, hinge, pain, pang, sorrow

Origin

from H6696

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsîyr occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (1), Daniel (1), Obadiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T