1. Tyre (city) — Tyre (Hebrew tsur/tsor), the renowned Phoenician coastal city-state on the Mediterranean, a major commercial and maritime power in the ancient Near East. Referenced extensively in prophetic oracles of judgment (Isa 23; Ezek 26-28), historical narratives of alliance with Israel (Josh 19:29; 2 Sam 5:11; 1 Kgs 5:1; 9:11), and poetic texts (Ps 45:12; 83:7; 87:4). All prepositional forms (bare, min-, le-, we-, ke-) denote this same city across all occurrences. 42×
AR["صورَ","صُور","صُورَ","صُورُ"]·ben["দূতদের","সোর","সোর-এর","সোরের"]·DE["Bedraenger","Tsor","Tyrus"]·EN["Tsor","Tyre"]·FR["Tsor","Tyr","adversaire","rocher"]·heb["צוֹר","צור","צר"]·HI["सोर","सोर-का","सोर-की","सोर-के"]·ID["Tirus","Tirus,"]·IT["Tiro","Tsor","roccia"]·jav["Tirus"]·KO["두로","두로-의","두로가","두로를","두로야","두로의"]·PT["Tiro","Tsor","de-Tiro"]·RU["Тир","Тира","Цор","Цора","Цоре","о-Цоре"]·ES["Tiro","Tsor"]·SW["Tiro","kuhusu-Tiro","ya-Tiro"]·TR["Sur","Sur'u","Sur'un","Tsor'un","Tsur","Tsur'un"]·urd["صور","صور-نے","صور-کا","صور-کی","صور-کے"]
Josh 19:29, 2 Sam 5:11, 2 Sam 24:7, 1 Kgs 5:1, 1 Kgs 7:13, 1 Kgs 9:11, 1 Kgs 9:12, 1 Chr 14:1, 2 Chr 2:3, 2 Chr 2:11, Ps 45:12, Ps 83:7 (+30 more)
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† 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…