6872. tsrowr
Strong's Lexicon
tsrowr: Bundle, parcel, pouch, bag

Original Word: צְרוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tsrowr
Pronunciation: tser-ore'
Phonetic Spelling: (tser-ore')
Definition: Bundle, parcel, pouch, bag
Meaning: a parcel, a kernel, particle

Word Origin: From the root verb צָרַר (tsarar), meaning "to bind" or "to tie up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "tsrowr," the concept of a bundle or pouch can be related to Greek terms like "δέμας" (demas) meaning "bundle" or "σακίδιον" (sakidion) meaning "small bag."

Usage: The Hebrew word "tsrowr" primarily refers to a small bundle or parcel, often used to describe a collection of items tied or bound together. It can also denote a pouch or bag used for carrying valuables or personal items. The term conveys the idea of something being gathered and secured, often for protection or safekeeping.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, it was common to carry items in small bundles or pouches. These were often made of cloth or leather and used to store money, spices, or other valuable items. The concept of binding or bundling was significant in a society where travel and trade were prevalent, and securing one's possessions was essential.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. צְרוֺר noun masculineHaggai 1:6 bundle, parcel, pouch, bag (properly a binding, i.e. something bound up); — ׳צ absolute Amos 9:9 +, construct Genesis 42:35 +; plural construct צְרֹרוֺת Genesis 42:35; — bundle or pouch (purse) of money Genesis 42:35 (twice in verse) (E), Proverbs 7:20; הַמֹּר ׳צ Songs 1:13 (figurative of lover); ׳צְרוּרָה בִּצ הַחַיִּים 1 Samuel 25:29 (figurative; see I. צרר); מִּשְׁעִי ׳חָתֻם בִּצ Job 14:17 (i.e. hidden, forgotten Hi Bu and others; > al. treasured up), נָקוּב ׳צ Haggai 1:6 (see I. נקב).

II. צְרוֺר noun masculine pebble; — ׳צ 2 Samuel 17:13; also Amos 9:9 (where perhaps figurative for grain of wheat, in metaphor of winnowed Israel, compare Dr Now and others; > pebble retained in sieve PreuschemZAW xv (1895), 24, compare on custom WetzstZPV xiv (1891), f.).

III. צְרוֺר proper name, masculine grandfather of Kish 1 Samuel 9:1, Αρεδ, ᵐ5 of L Σαρα.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bag, bendeth, bundle, least grain, small stone

Or (shorter) tsror {tser-ore'}; from tsarar; a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package) -- bag, X bendeth, bundle, least grain, small stone.

see HEBREW tsarar

Forms and Transliterations
בִּצְר֣וֹר בצרור צְֽרוֹר־ צְר֖וֹר צְר֥וֹר צְר֧וֹר צְר֨וֹר צְרֹר֧וֹת צְרֽוֹר׃ צְרוֹר־ צרור צרור־ צרור׃ צררות biṣ·rō·wr biṣrōwr bitzRor ṣə·rō·rō·wṯ ṣə·rō·wr ṣə·rō·wr- ṣərōrōwṯ ṣərōwr ṣərōwr- tzeror tzeroRot
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Genesis 42:35
HEB: וְהִנֵּה־ אִ֥ישׁ צְרוֹר־ כַּסְפּ֖וֹ בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ
NAS: every man's bundle of money
KJV: that, behold, every man's bundle of money
INT: behold every bundle of money his sack

Genesis 42:35
HEB: וַיִּרְא֞וּ אֶת־ צְרֹר֧וֹת כַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥מָּה
NAS: saw their bundles of money,
KJV: saw the bundles of money,
INT: his sack saw their bundles of money they

1 Samuel 9:1
HEB: אֲבִיאֵ֞ל בֶּן־ צְר֧וֹר בֶּן־ בְּכוֹרַ֛ת
NAS: the son of Zeror, the son
KJV: the son of Zeror, the son
INT: of Abiel the son of Zeror the son of Becorath

1 Samuel 25:29
HEB: אֲדֹנִ֜י צְרוּרָ֣ה ׀ בִּצְר֣וֹר הַחַיִּ֗ים אֵ֚ת
NAS: shall be bound in the bundle of the living
KJV: shall be bound in the bundle of life
INT: of my lord shall be bound the bundle of the living with

2 Samuel 17:13
HEB: שָׁ֖ם גַּם־ צְרֽוֹר׃ פ
NAS: not even a small stone is found
KJV: until there be not one small stone found
INT: there even A small

Job 14:17
HEB: חָתֻ֣ם בִּצְר֣וֹר פִּשְׁעִ֑י וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל
NAS: is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap
KJV: [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up
INT: is sealed A bag my transgression wrap

Proverbs 7:20
HEB: צְֽרוֹר־ הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח
NAS: He has taken a bag of money
KJV: He hath taken a bag of money with him,
INT: A bag of money has taken

Songs 1:13
HEB: צְר֨וֹר הַמֹּ֤ר ׀ דּוֹדִי֙
NAS: My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh
KJV: A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved
INT: A pouch of myrrh my beloved

Amos 9:9
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יִפּ֥וֹל צְר֖וֹר אָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: in a sieve, But not a kernel will fall
KJV: in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall
INT: not will fall A kernel to the ground

Haggai 1:6
HEB: מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־ צְר֥וֹר נָקֽוּב׃ פ
NAS: wages [to put] into a purse with holes.
KJV: earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.
INT: earns into A purse holes

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6872
10 Occurrences


biṣ·rō·wr — 2 Occ.
ṣə·rō·wr- — 7 Occ.
ṣə·rō·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
















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