צֹ֫חַר
tso.char
Zohar
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Tsóchar (צֹחַר) – A Rare Biblical Term Based on the lexical data provided, tsóchar appears only three times in the Hebrew Bible, making it among the rarer words in biblical vocabulary. The lemma is transliterated as "tso.char" and has been traditionally understood as "Zohar," though the lexicon data itself does not provide an explicit English definition beyond this name-form identification. The extreme scarcity of occurrences—just three instances across the entire biblical corpus—indicates this was either a specialized term with limited application or a proper noun with restricted usage contexts. Without access to the specific passages where tsóchar appears or detailed contextual definitions in the provided lexicon data, a complete analysis of its semantic range and significance remains constrained. The data confirms its existence and frequency but does not supply the usage notes or definitions necessary to explain whether this word functioned as a common noun, a place name, a personal name, or something else entirely. Scholars interested in understanding this term's precise meaning and biblical role would need to consult the actual occurrences in context alongside extended lexicographical sources.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
Genesis 25:9Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre,
1 Chronicles 4:7The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.