Tsur צוּר

Tsur (Hebrew צוּר, Strong's H6697) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “rock”. It occurs 78 times in 74 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H6697H: rock

H6697G: Rocks (of Goats)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Tsur, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 17:6
  Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
• Exodus 33:21
  And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,
• Exodus 33:22
  And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

Numbers

• Numbers 23:9
  For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 8:15
  Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.
• Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
• Deuteronomy 32:13
  He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
• Deuteronomy 32:15
  But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
• Deuteronomy 32:18
  Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
• Deuteronomy 32:30
  How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
• Deuteronomy 32:31
  For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
• Deuteronomy 32:37
  And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,

Joshua

• Joshua 5:2
  At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
• Joshua 5:3
  And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

Judges

• Judges 6:21
  Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
• Judges 7:25
  And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
• Judges 13:19
  So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:2
  There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
• 1 Samuel 24:2
  Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 21:10
  And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
• 2 Samuel 22:3
  The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
• 2 Samuel 22:32
  For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
• 2 Samuel 22:47
  The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
• 2 Samuel 23:3
  The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 11:15
  Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

Job

• Job 14:18
  And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
• Job 18:4
  He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
• Job 19:24
  That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.
• Job 22:24
  Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
• Job 24:8
  They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
• Job 28:10
  He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
• Job 29:6
  When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

Psalms

• Psalm 18:2
  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalm 18:31
  For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
• Psalm 18:46
  The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
• Psalm 19:14
  Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
• Psalm 27:5
  For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
• Psalm 28:1
  Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
• Psalm 31:2
  Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
• Psalm 49:14
  Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
• Psalm 61:2
  From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Psalm 62:2
  He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
• Psalm 62:6
  He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
• Psalm 62:7
  In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
• Psalm 71:3
  Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
• Psalm 73:26
  My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
• Psalm 78:15
  He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.
• Psalm 78:20
  Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
• Psalm 78:35
  And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
• Psalm 81:16
  He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
• Psalm 89:26
  He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
• Psalm 89:43
  Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
• Psalm 92:15
  To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
• Psalm 94:22
  But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
• Psalm 95:1
  O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
• Psalm 105:41
  He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
• Psalm 114:8
  Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
• Psalm 144:1
  Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 30:19
  The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 2:10
  Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
• Isaiah 2:19
  And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
• Isaiah 2:21
  To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
• Isaiah 8:14
  And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
• Isaiah 10:26
  And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
• Isaiah 17:10
  Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
• Isaiah 26:4
  Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
• Isaiah 30:29
  Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
• Isaiah 44:8
  Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
• Isaiah 48:21
  And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
• Isaiah 51:1
  Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 18:14
  Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?
• Jeremiah 21:13
  Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”

Nahum

• Nahum 1:6
  Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:12
  Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).