Tsᵉrîy — H6875

Definition

masculine noun

distillation, i.e. balsam

1. a kind of balsam, balm, salve
1. as merchandise
2. as medicine

Usually translated as

balm

Origin

or tsŏrîy; from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure), hence, to leak

Occurrences

Tsᵉrîy occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Jeremiah (3), Ezekiel (1)

• Genesis 37:25 — And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm (וּצְרִ֣י) and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
• Genesis 43:11 — And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm (צֳרִי֙), and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
• Jeremiah 8:22 — Is there no balm (הַצֳרִי֙) in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
• Jeremiah 46:11 — Go up into Gilead, and take balm (צֳרִ֔י), O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
• Jeremiah 51:8 — Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm (צֳרִי֙) for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
• Ezekiel 27:17 — Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm (וָצֹ֔רִי).