Tyre City Name

† I. צֹר, צוֹר n.pr.loc. Τυρος: Tyre, famous Phoenician city (Ph. צר; Assyrian Ṣurru, so TelAm; Egyptian Ḏa-(ï̥)rạ, Ḏa-ru̥ WMMAs. u. Eur. 185);—צֹר 2 S 24:7 + 32 times, צוֹר 1 K 5:15 + 8 times (Gi);—city of Hiram, friend of David and Sol. 2 S 5:11; 1 K 5:15; 9:11, 12; 1 Ch 14:1; 2 Ch 2:2, 10; of artif. Hiram 1 K 7:13; בַּת־צֹר ψ 45:13 of city personif. (another view in Che); צ׳ also in name of Ph. fortress, מִבְצַר־צ׳ 2 S 24:7, עִיר מ׳ צ׳ Jos 19:29 (P); threatened by proph. Am 1:9, 10 and (with especially ref. to commercial greatness) Is 23:1 (מַשָּׂא צֹר), v 5, 8, 15(×2), 17 Je 25:22 (מַלְכֵי־צֹר), 27:3 (מֶלֶךְ צֹר), 47:4 Ez 26:2, 3, 4, 7, 15; 27:2, 3(×2), 8, 32; 28:2 (נְגִיד צֹר), v 12 (מֶלֶךְ צוֹר); besieged by Nebuch. 29:18, 18; cf. Zc 9:2, 3; Jo 4:4 ψ 83:8 (ישְׁבֵי צ׳); of Tyrians as proselytes ψ 87:4 (predict.);—לְצוֹר Ho 9:13 is prob. corrupt, read לָצוּד or לָצַיִד 𝔊 We GASm, cf. Now.—צ׳ often + צִידוֹן q.v.;—see, on Tyre, PietschmPhön. 60 ff. RobBR ii. 461 ff. de LuynesVoyage à la Mer Morte (1874) i. 28 ff., and Pl. xiii–xviii BdPal. 3 (1898), 307 ff.—ii. צֹר (flint, knife) v. III. צרר.

Tyre , in Phoenicia, Refs 5th c.BC, etc. (Middle Liddel)

† צֹרִי adj.gent. Tyrian;—אִישׁ צ׳ 1 K 7:14 = 2 Ch 2:13; pl. as subst. הַצֹּרִים the Tyrians 1 Ch 22:4; Ezr 3:7 (both + הַצִּידֹנִים), Ne 13:16.

of Tyre, Tyrian , Refs 5th c.BC, etc. (Middle Liddel)