Tyre
צֹרStrong’s H6865tsor
Appears in 39 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsor is the Hebrew word usually translated “tyre”, “o tyre” and “from tyre”. It appears in 39 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.”
Meaning
- § Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock"
How it's translated
- tyre 28
- to tyre 5
- o tyre 4
- from tyre 3
- and tyre 1
- like tyre 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 12
- Isaiah 5
- 1 Kings 4
- Psalms 3
- Jeremiah 3
- 2 Samuel 2
13 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 9:3In contextAnd Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
- Joshua 19:29And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
- 2 Samuel 5:11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
- 2 Samuel 24:7And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.
- 1 Kings 5:1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
- 1 Kings 7:13And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
All 39 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
צֹר tsor · Tyre
§ Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock" the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast
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.