Zur
צוּרStrong’s H6698tsur
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsur is the Hebrew word usually translated “zur”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.”
Meaning
- Father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell
- Son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
- Father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell
- Son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
- Father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell
- Son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
How it's translated
- zur 3
- and zur 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Joshua 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
- Joshua 13:21And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
- 1 Chronicles 8:30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 9:36And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
Hebrew dictionary
צוּר tsur · Zur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.15; father of: Cozbi (H3579) § Zur = "rock" 1) father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell 2) son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
צוּר tsur · Zur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8 § Zur = "rock" 1) father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell 2) son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
צוּר tsur · Zur
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.30; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732) § Zur = "rock" 1) father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell 2) son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.