6651. tsabar
Strong's Lexicon
tsabar: To heap up, gather, pile up

Original Word: צָבַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tsabar
Pronunciation: tsaw-BAR
Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-bar')
Definition: To heap up, gather, pile up
Meaning: to aggregate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "tsabar," the concept of gathering or heaping can be related to Greek terms such as "συνάγω" (synagō - G4863), meaning to gather together or assemble.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "tsabar" primarily means to heap up or gather into a pile. It conveys the action of collecting or amassing items, often in a physical sense. This term is used in contexts where materials or objects are accumulated, suggesting an intentional act of gathering or storing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the act of gathering and storing was a crucial part of daily life, especially in agrarian societies. Heaping up grain, for instance, was essential for survival, particularly in preparation for times of scarcity or famine. The concept of gathering also had spiritual implications, as it could symbolize preparation, provision, and the blessings of abundance from God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to heap up
NASB Translation
amasses (1), heap (1), piled (2), piles (1), store (1), stored (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[צָבַר] verb heap up (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic צְבַר Syriac is prate, chatter, rave; Arabic is collect, bind together; compare further Dozy); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יִצְבֹּר Genesis 41:35; Psalm 39:7; 3feminine singular וַתִּצְבָּרֿ Zechariah 9:3, etc.; — heap up, in great quantity: with accusative corn Genesis 41:35,49 (E), dead frogs Exodus 8:10 (J), dust Habakkuk 1:10, silver like dust Zechariah 9:3; Job 27:16, compare (object omitted) Psalm 39:7.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
gather together, heap up, lay up

A primitive root; to aggregate -- gather (together), heap (up), lay up.

Forms and Transliterations
וְיִצְבְּרוּ־ וַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר וַתִּצְבָּר־ ויצבר ויצברו ויצברו־ ותצבר־ יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר יִצְבֹּ֣ר יצבר vaiyitzbeRu vaiyitzBor vattitzbor veyitzberu wat·tiṣ·bār- wattiṣbār- way·yiṣ·bə·rū way·yiṣ·bōr wayyiṣbərū wayyiṣbōr wə·yiṣ·bə·rū- wəyiṣbərū- yiṣ·bōr yiṣbōr yitzBor
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 41:35
HEB: הַבָּאֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־ בָ֞ר תַּ֧חַת
NAS: that are coming, and store up the grain
KJV: that come, and lay up corn
INT: are coming of these and store the grain under

Genesis 41:49
HEB: וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יוֹסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר
NAS: Thus Joseph stored up grain
KJV: And Joseph gathered corn as the sand
INT: stored Joseph grain

Exodus 8:14
HEB: וַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם חֳמָרִ֣ם
NAS: So they piled them in heaps,
KJV: And they gathered them together upon heaps:
INT: piled heaps heaps

Job 27:16
HEB: אִם־ יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף
NAS: Though he piles up silver like dust
KJV: Though he heap up silver as the dust,
INT: Though piles dust silver

Psalm 39:6
HEB: הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָי֑וּן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽלֹא־ יֵדַ֥ע
NAS: for nothing; He amasses [riches] and does not know
KJV: in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth
INT: nothing make amasses and does not know

Habakkuk 1:10
HEB: מִבְצָ֣ר יִשְׂחָ֔ק וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר עָפָ֖ר וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃
NAS: fortress And heap up rubble
KJV: every strong hold; for they shall heap dust,
INT: fortress laugh and heap rubble to capture

Zechariah 9:3
HEB: מָצ֖וֹר לָ֑הּ וַתִּצְבָּר־ כֶּ֙סֶף֙ כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר
NAS: herself a fortress And piled up silver
KJV: herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver
INT: Tyre A fortress and piled silver dust

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6651
7 Occurrences


way·yiṣ·bə·rū — 1 Occ.
way·yiṣ·bōr — 2 Occ.
wat·tiṣ·bār- — 1 Occ.
wə·yiṣ·bə·rū- — 1 Occ.
yiṣ·bōr — 2 Occ.
















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