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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6864. צֹר (tsor) -- Rock, stone, fortress</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6864.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezekiel/3-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6864.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6864</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6863.htm" title="6863">◄</a> 6864. tsor <a href="../hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tsor: Rock, stone, fortress</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">צוֹר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tsor<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tsore<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tsore)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Rock, stone, fortress<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a stone, a knife<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root word צוּר (tsur), which means "to bind" or "to besiege."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G4073 (petra):</b> Often used in the New Testament to describe a large rock or bedrock, similar to the Hebrew "tsor."<p> - <b>G3037 (lithos):</b> Refers to a stone, often used in a more general sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "tsor" primarily refers to a rock or stone, often used metaphorically to denote strength, stability, and protection. It can also refer to a fortress or stronghold, emphasizing the idea of security and defense. In the biblical context, "tsor" is frequently used to describe God as a reliable and unchanging refuge for His people.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, rocks and stones were symbols of permanence and endurance. They were used in construction, as boundary markers, and in religious rituals. The imagery of God as a "rock" would have resonated deeply with the Israelites, who lived in a land with rugged terrain and relied on natural fortifications for protection. This metaphor underscores God's unchanging nature and His role as a protector and sustainer.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/6862d.htm">tsar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a hard pebble, flint<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>edge (1), flint (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">צֹר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> id.; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צ</font> used as knife <a href="/interlinear/exodus/4-25.htm">Exodus 4:25</a>; in compare, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כְּשָׁמִיר חָזָק מִצ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Ezekiel 3:9</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">חַרְכוֺת צֻרִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2</a>,3<em>knives of flint.</em> — <font class="hebrew2">צזּר חַרְכּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44</a> is dubious, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צ</font> usually taken as = <font class="hebrew2">צֹר</font>, and then either <em>flint of his sword</em> (i.e. sword sharp as flint, Bae), or <em>edge</em> (like flint) <em>of his sword</em> (most); We leaves untranslated; <font class="hebrew2">חֶלְקַת הַצֻּדִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-16.htm">2 Samuel 2:16</a> see I. <font class="hebrew2">חֶלְקָה</font> — <a href="/interlinear/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a> see I. <font class="hebrew2">צוּר</font> below V. <font class="hebrew2">צור</font>. I. <font class="hebrew2">צֹר</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>flint, sharp stone <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6696.htm">tsuwr</a>; a stone (as if pressed hard or to a point); (by implication, of use) a knife -- flint, sharp stone. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6696.htm">tsuwr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מִצֹּ֖ר מצר צֹ֗ר צר miṣ·ṣōr miṣṣōr mitzTzor ṣōr Tzor<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/4-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 4:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתִּקַּ֨ח צִפֹּרָ֜ה <b> צֹ֗ר </b> וַתִּכְרֹת֙ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took <span class="itali">a flint</span> and cut off<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> took <span class="itali">a sharp stone,</span> and cut off<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/4-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> took Zipporah <span class="itali">A flint</span> and cut foreskin<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 3:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּשָׁמִ֛יר חָזָ֥ק <b> מִצֹּ֖ר </b> נָתַ֣תִּי מִצְחֶ֑ךָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> than <span class="itali">flint</span> I have made<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> harder <span class="itali">than flint</span> have I made<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> emery harder <span class="itali">flint</span> have made your forehead<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6864.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6864.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6864<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mitztzor_6864.htm">miṣ·ṣōr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzor_6864.htm">ṣōr — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/6863.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="6863"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="6863" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="6865"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="6865" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>