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צְרוֹר H6872

H6872 is the Hebrew word צְרוֹר, transliterated tsᵉrôwr and said tser-ore'. The King James Version most often renders it bundle.

Word: צְרוֹרTransliteration: tsᵉrôwrSaid: tser-ore'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package).

Where it comes from

or (shorter) צְרֹר; from H6887 (צָרַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bundle 3×bag 2×bundles 1×zeror 1×small stone 1×bindeth 1×least grain 1×put it into a bag 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bag, [idiom] bendeth, bundle, least grain, small stone.

Verses using צְרוֹר

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 42:35 · KJV

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

1 Samuel 9:1 · KJV

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

1 Samuel 25:29 · KJV

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

2 Samuel 17:13 · KJV

Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

Job 14:17 · KJV

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Proverbs 7:20 · KJV

He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

Proverbs 26:8 · KJV

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Song of Solomon 1:13 · KJV

A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

Amos 9:9 · KJV

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

Haggai 1:6 · KJV

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6872 mean?

H6872 is the Hebrew word צְרוֹר (tsᵉrôwr), meaning a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package).

How is H6872 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bundle (3 times), bag (2 times), bundles (1 time), zeror (1 time), small stone (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6872 appear in the Bible?

צְרוֹר (tsᵉrôwr) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6872 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shorter) צְרֹר; from H6887 (צָרַר).

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