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1 Kings 7:15
“For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צוּרtsûwr · tsoor
H6696 · Hebrew
H6696 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יָּ֛צַר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 23:22Deuteronomy 2:9Deuteronomy 2:19Deuteronomy 20:12Deuteronomy 20:19
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צוּר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.