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צִיר H6735

H6735 is the Hebrew word צִיר, transliterated tsîyr and said tseer. The King James Version most often renders it ambassador.

Word: צִירTransliteration: tsîyrSaid: tseerLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal).

Where it comes from

from H6696 (צוּר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ambassador 3×pangs 3×pains 1×messenger 1×hinges 1×ambassadors 1×messengers 1×sorrows 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare H6736 (צִיר).

Verses using צִיר

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 4:19 · KJV

And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

Proverbs 13:17 · KJV

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

Proverbs 25:13 · KJV

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Proverbs 26:14 · KJV

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Isaiah 13:8 · KJV

And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

Isaiah 18:2 · KJV

That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Isaiah 21:3 · KJV

Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

Isaiah 57:9 · KJV

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.

Jeremiah 49:14 · KJV

I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.

Daniel 10:16 · KJV

And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

Obadiah 1:1 · KJV

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6735 mean?

H6735 is the Hebrew word צִיר (tsîyr), meaning a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal).

How is H6735 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ambassador (3 times), pangs (3 times), pains (1 time), messenger (1 time), hinges (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6735 appear in the Bible?

צִיר (tsîyr) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6735 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6696 (צוּר).

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