צוּר
tsur
Zur
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "tsur" (H6698) is a proper noun referring to a personal name, "Zur." It is used only twice in the Hebrew Bible. This suggests that the name is specific to an individual person and may hold personal or familial significance for the people mentioned in the texts where it appears. Given its use as a proper name, "tsur" (H6698) does not carry a broader semantic meaning beyond identifying its bearer. In the narrow context of its occurrences, it serves to name someone important to the narrative or community. Since "tsur" is used so infrequently and solely as a personal name, its significance is primarily contextual and may depend on the stories or relationships it is associated with. Without more information, its broader importance remains unclear.
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Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
Joshua 13:21all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.