Tsor צֹר
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| צֹר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsor |
| Strong's number | H6864 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | flint |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Tsor (Hebrew צֹר, Strong's H6864) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “flint”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) flint, hard pebble
1a) used as a knife
1a) used as a knife
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stone (1), flint (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | flint knife (1), than flint (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsor, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 4:25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 3:9As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).