Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H6697

Strong's H6697 · Hebrew

צוּר

tsûwr · /tsoor/

Number
H6697
Language
Hebrew
Original word
צוּר
Transliteration
tsûwr
Pronunciation
tsoor
KJV occurrences
74 verses

Definition

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

KJV: edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).

Root / derivation: or צֻר; from H6696 (צוּר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered צוּר across 74 verses.

rock57×
rocks7×
strength5×
God2×
sharp2×
beauty1×
edge1×
One1×
stones1×
strong1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

74 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus3 verses
Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy8 verses
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;

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.

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;

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.

Deuteronomy 32:18

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

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?

Deuteronomy 32:31

For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

Deuteronomy 32:37

And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

Joshua2 verses
Judges3 verses
1 Samuel2 verses
2 Samuel5 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
Job7 verses
Psalms26 verses
Psalms 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. my strength: Heb. my rock

Psalms 18:31

For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

Psalms 18:46

The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

Psalms 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. strength: Heb. rock

Psalms 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.

Psalms 28:1

A Psalm of David. 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 me: Heb. from me

Psalms 31:2

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. my: Heb. to me for a rock of strength

Psalms 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. beauty: or, strength in the grave from: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them

Psalms 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.

Psalms 62:2

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. defence: Heb. high place

Psalms 62:6

He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

Psalms 62:7

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Psalms 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: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation

Psalms 73:26

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock

Psalms 78:15

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

Psalms 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?

Psalms 78:35

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

Psalms 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. finest: Heb. fat of wheat

Psalms 89:26

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

Psalms 89:43

Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

Psalms 92:15

To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Psalms 94:22

But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

Psalms 95:1

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Psalms 105:41

He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

Psalms 114:8

Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

Psalms 144:1

A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: strength: Heb. rock to war: Heb. to the war, etc

Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah11 verses
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.

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. of the earth: Heb. of the dust

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.

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.

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.

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:

Isaiah 26:4

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: everlasting: Heb. the rock of ages

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. mighty: Heb. Rock

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. God; I: Heb. rock, etc

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.

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.

Jeremiah2 verses
Nahum1 verse
Habakkuk1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H6697 (tsûwr) mean?

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

How many times does H6697 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H6697 (צוּר) appears in 74 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “rock.”

How is tsûwr translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H6697 is rendered as “rock” (57×), “rocks” (7×), “strength” (5×), “God” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word צוּר come from?

or צֻר; from H6696 (צוּר);