Strong's Hebrew #6696 - צוּר tsuwr (to confine)

adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind up, cast, distress, fashion,

A primitive root; to cramp, i.e. Confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) -- adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.

1) to bind, besiege, confine, cramp
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to confine, secure
1a2) to shut in, beseige
1a3) to shut up, enclose
2) (Qal) to show hostility to, be an adversary, treat as foe
3) (Qal) to form, fashion, delineate
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1898, 1899, 1900

II. צוּר verb confine, bind, besiege (Late Hebrew id., wrap (rare); Aramaic צוּר besiege, beleaguer); —

Qal Perfect2masculine singularוְצַרְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 14:25, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּ֫צַר 1 Kings 20:1 +, 2 masculine singular תָּצוּר Deuteronomy 20:19, etc.; Imperative feminine singular צוּרִ֫י Isaiah 21:2 (after עֲלִי Kö^{i. 444}, compare Ges^{§ 72s}

); Infinitive construct לָצוּר 1 Samuel 23:8; Participle plural צָרִים 1 Kings 15:27 +; —

1 confine, secure ("" I. צרר), accusative of thing + ב of receptacle Deuteronomy 14:25; 2 Kings 5:23; Ezekiel 5:3; complem. omitted 2 Kings 12:11.

2 shut in, besiege, with עַל of city 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 16:17; 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 6:24,25; 2 Kings 17:5; 2 Kings 18:9; 2 Kings 24:11; Isaiah 29:3 (+ accusative of siege-works), Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 39:9; Deuteronomy 20:12; Ezekiel 4:3; Daniel 1:1; with עַל person (within city) 2 Samuel 20:15; 2 Kings 16:5; Jeremiah 21:4,9; with אֶל of city (for עַל) Deuteronomy 20:19; with אֶל person 1 Samuel 23:8; with אֵת of city only 1 Chronicles 20:1 ("" 2 Samuel 11:1 above); absolute Isaiah 21:2. — הִנָּם צָרִים אֶתהָֿעִיר עָלֶיךָ Judges 9:31 is corrupt; Frankenb^{Richterbuch 28} Bu GFM^Hpt Now מְעִרִים inciting against.

3 shut up, enclose: נָצוּר עָלֶיהָ לוּחַ אָ֑רֶז Songs 8:9 (על of maid [under figure of door] + accusative mater., compare Isaiah 29:3 above); with suffix person Psalm 139:5 (figurative, ׳י subject).

III. [צוּר] verb shew hostility to, treat as foe (with accusative of person) (akin to II. צרר, to which SS assign the forms, but compare Arabic act unjustly, also defraud; Syriac , rival wife); —

Qal Perfect1singular וְצַרְתִּ֫י אֶתצֹֿרֲרֶיךָ Exodus 23:22 (subject ׳י; "" וְאָיַבְתִּ֫י אֶתאֹֿיְבֶיךָ); Imperfect2masculine singular אַלתָּֿ֫צַר אֶתמֿוֺאָב Deuteronomy 2:9; 2masculine plural suffix אַלתְּֿצֻרֵם Deuteronomy 2:19; Participle הַצָּרִים אוֺתָם Esther 8:11.

IV. [צוּר] verb fashion, delineate (Late Hebrew id.; so Aramaic צוּר, , ; picture, Sabean צור, plural צורת Hom^Chrest.125 Mordtm^{Him. Inschr. 14.15}; Arabic is loan-word according to Frä²⁷²); — Perfect2masculine singular וְצַרְתָּ֫ Ezekiel 43:11 (for ᵑ0 צוּרַת) according to ᵐ5. We Sm Co Toy Berthol Krae, and thou shalt delineate the house (compare הַגֵּד Ezekiel 43:10, הוֺדַע וּכְתֹב Ezekiel 43:11); Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּ֫צַר אֹתוֺ בַּחֶרֶט Exodus 32:4 (E) and fashioned it [the gold] with a graving-tool; וַיָּ֫צַר אֶתשְֿׁנֵי הָֹעַמּוּדִים 1 Kings 7:15 (+ accusative mater.), read (יצק) וַיִּצֹּק, so ᵐ5 SS Kit Benz compare Th; 1 singular suffix אצורך Jeremiah 1:5 Kt, see יצר

Strong's Hebrew: 6696. צוּר (tsuwr) — 36 Occurrences

Exodus 23:22
HEB: אֶת־ אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ וְצַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־ צֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
KJV: and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
INT: enemies will be an enemy and an adversary to your adversaries

Deuteronomy 2:9
HEB: אֵלַ֗י אֶל־ תָּ֙צַר֙ אֶת־ מוֹאָ֔ב
NAS: said to me, 'Do not harass Moab,
KJV: said unto me, Distress not the Moabites,
INT: about nor harass Moab nor

Deuteronomy 2:19
HEB: עַמּ֔וֹן אַל־ תְּצֻרֵ֖ם וְאַל־ תִּתְגָּ֣ר
NAS: of Ammon, do not harass them nor
KJV: of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle
INT: of Ammon nor harass nor provoke

Deuteronomy 20:12
HEB: עִמְּךָ֖ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְצַרְתָּ֖ עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: against you, then you shall besiege it.
KJV: war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
INT: against war shall besiege and

Deuteronomy 20:19
HEB: כִּֽי־ תָצ֣וּר אֶל־ עִיר֩
NAS: When you besiege a city a long
KJV: When thou shalt besiege a city a long
INT: When besiege about A city

Judges 9:31
HEB: שְׁכֶ֔מָה וְהִנָּ֛ם צָרִ֥ים אֶת־ הָעִ֖יר
NAS: and behold, they are stirring up the city
KJV: to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city
INT: to Shechem and behold are stirring the city against

1 Samuel 23:8
HEB: לָרֶ֣דֶת קְעִילָ֔ה לָצ֥וּר אֶל־ דָּוִ֖ד
NAS: to Keilah to besiege David
KJV: to Keilah, to besiege David
INT: to go to Keilah to besiege about David

2 Samuel 11:1
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־ רַבָּ֑ה
NAS: of Ammon and besieged Rabbah.
KJV: of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah.
INT: the sons of Ammon and besieged and Rabbah

2 Samuel 20:15
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ עָלָ֗יו בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙
NAS: They came and besieged him in Abel
KJV: And they came and besieged him in Abel
INT: came and besieged in Abel

1 Kings 7:15
HEB: וַיָּ֛צַר אֶת־ שְׁנֵ֥י
NAS: He fashioned the two pillars
KJV: For he cast two pillars
INT: fashioned the two pillars

1 Kings 15:27
HEB: וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַֽל־ גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃
NAS: Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
KJV: and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
INT: and all Israel were laying against to Gibbethon

1 Kings 16:17
HEB: עִמּ֖וֹ מִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹן וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־ תִּרְצָֽה׃
NAS: up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
KJV: and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
INT: from Gibbethon besieged and Tirzah

1 Kings 20:1
HEB: וָרָ֑כֶב וַיַּ֗עַל וַיָּ֙צַר֙ עַל־ שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן
NAS: And he went up and besieged Samaria
KJV: and he went up and besieged Samaria,
INT: and chariots went and besieged and Samaria

2 Kings 6:24
HEB: מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֕עַל וַיָּ֖צַר עַל־ שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: and went up and besieged Samaria.
KJV: and went up, and besieged Samaria.
INT: his army and went and besieged and Samaria

2 Kings 6:25
HEB: בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וְהִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָ עַ֣ד
NAS: and behold, they besieged it, until
KJV: in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's
INT: Samaria and behold besieged and until

2 Kings 12:10
HEB: וְהַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ וַיִּמְנ֔וּ אֶת־
NAS: came up and tied [it] in bags and counted
KJV: came up, and they put up in bags, and told
INT: priest and the high and tied and counted the money

2 Kings 16:5
HEB: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ עַל־ אָחָ֔ז
NAS: to [wage] war; and they besieged Ahaz,
KJV: to war: and they besieged Ahaz,
INT: to Jerusalem to war besieged and Ahaz

2 Kings 17:5
HEB: וַיַּ֙עַל֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶ֖יהָ שָׁלֹ֥שׁ
NAS: up to Samaria and besieged it three
KJV: to Samaria, and besieged it three
INT: and went to Samaria and besieged and three

2 Kings 18:9
HEB: עַל־ שֹׁמְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: up against Samaria and besieged it.
KJV: against Samaria, and besieged it.
INT: against Samaria and besieged against

2 Kings 24:11
HEB: הָעִ֑יר וַעֲבָדָ֖יו צָרִ֥ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: while his servants were besieging it.
KJV: and his servants did besiege it.
INT: the city his servants besiege and

1 Chronicles 20:1
HEB: עַמּ֗וֹן וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיָּ֣צַר אֶת־ רַבָּ֔ה
NAS: and came and besieged Rabbah.
KJV: and came and besieged Rabbah.
INT: of Ammon and came and besieged Rabbah David

2 Chronicles 6:28
HEB: יִהְיֶ֔ה כִּ֧י יָֽצַר־ ל֛וֹ אוֹיְבָ֖יו
INT: become if adversary their enemies the land

2 Chronicles 28:20
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּ֥צַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א
KJV: came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened
INT: king of Assyria and distressed instead of strengthening

Esther 8:11
HEB: עַ֧ם וּמְדִינָ֛ה הַצָּרִ֥ים אֹתָ֖ם טַ֣ף
NAS: or province which might attack them, including
KJV: and province that would assault them, [both] little ones
INT: people province attack children and women

Psalm 139:5
HEB: אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י
NAS: You have enclosed me behind
KJV: Thou hast beset me behind and before,
INT: behind and before have enclosed and laid and

Songs 8:9
HEB: דֶּ֣לֶת הִ֔יא נָצ֥וּר עָלֶ֖יהָ ל֥וּחַ
NAS: she is a door, We will barricade her with planks
KJV: and if she [be] a door, we will inclose her with boards
INT: door We will barricade her with planks

Isaiah 21:2
HEB: עֲלִ֤י עֵילָם֙ צוּרִ֣י מָדַ֔י כָּל־
NAS: up, Elam, lay siege, Media;
KJV: O Elam: besiege, O Media;
INT: Go Elam lay Media of all

Isaiah 29:3
HEB: כַדּ֖וּר עָלָ֑יִךְ וְצַרְתִּ֤י עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ מֻצָּ֔ב
NAS: you encircling [you], And I will set siegeworks
KJV: against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount,
INT: encircling against will set against siegeworks

Jeremiah 21:4
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם מִח֖וּץ
NAS: and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside
KJV: and [against] the Chaldeans, which besiege you without
INT: of Babylon and the Chaldeans besiege and without

Jeremiah 21:9
HEB: עַל־ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עֲלֵיכֶם֙ [יִחְיֶה
NAS: to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live,
KJV: to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live,
INT: unto the Chaldeans besiege and keep leave

Jeremiah 32:2
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַל־ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
NAS: of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem,
KJV: army besieged Jerusalem:
INT: of the king of Babylon besieged and Jerusalem

Jeremiah 37:5
HEB: וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עַל־ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙
NAS: and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem
KJV: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem
INT: heard the Chaldeans besieged and Jerusalem

Jeremiah 39:1
HEB: אֶל־ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃ ס
NAS: to Jerusalem and laid siege to it;
KJV: against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
INT: about Jerusalem and laid and

Ezekiel 4:3
HEB: וְהָיְתָ֤ה בַמָּצוֹר֙ וְצַרְתָּ֣ עָלֶ֔יהָ א֥וֹת
NAS: it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This
KJV: against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This [shall be] a sign
INT: is under siege siege is a sign

Ezekiel 5:3
HEB: מְעַ֣ט בְּמִסְפָּ֑ר וְצַרְתָּ֥ אוֹתָ֖ם בִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: in number from them and bind them in the edges
KJV: in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
INT: A few number and bind the edges

Daniel 1:1
HEB: בָּבֶ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
KJV: unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
INT: of Babylon to Jerusalem and besieged and