Tsorʻîy — H6882

Definition

patronymic adjective

a Tsorite or Tsorathite, i.e. inhabitants of Tsorah

1. Zorites or Zorathites = see Zorah "hornet"
2. the inhabitants of Zorah

Usually translated as

Zorites, Zareathites, Zorathites

Origin

or Tsorʻâthîy; patrial from H6881

• Derived from Tsorʻâh (H6881)

Occurrences

Tsorʻîy occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (3)

• 1 Chronicles 2:53 — And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites (הַצָּ֣רְעָתִ֔י), and the Eshtaulites.
• 1 Chronicles 2:54 — The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites (הַצָּרְעִֽי).
• 1 Chronicles 4:2 — And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites (הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי).