What does צוּר · περικυκλόω mean in the Bible?
צוּר · περικυκλόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to besiege or surround for battle".
Hebrew · H6696, G4033
צוּר
To cramp , i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) · to surround
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צוּר H6696 to cramp , i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
Pronunciation ṣûr
Confinement through pressure: literal siege/binding or figurative distress; God fashions, enemies besiege.
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περικυκλόω G4033 to surround
Pronunciation perikyklóō
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What does צוּר (tsur) mean in the Bible?
צוּר · περικυκλόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to besiege or surround for battle".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6696, G4033?
H6696, G4033 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to besiege or surround for battle
Source Gloss
to besiege or surround for battle
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 9×
Participle active 1Kgs 15:27 · 2Kgs 6:25 · 2Kgs 24:11 · Jer 32:2 · Judg 9:31 5×
Imperfect Deut 20:19 · Song 8:9 2×
Jussive Deut 2:9 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 21:2 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect 2Chr 6:28 1×
Word Origins
צוּר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain