Strong H6698H6698Gצוּר

Zur

One of the 3 senses of Strong H6698

Transliteration
tsûr
Pronunciation
tsoor
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.15;
father of: Cozbi (H3579)

Meaning of the name

Zur = "rock"

General definition

The same as H6697; rock;
{Tsur} the name of a Midianite and of an Israelite: - Zur.

In the biblical story

Zur

Midianite leader killed by Phinehas

Zur was a Midianite leader whose daughter was involved with an Israelite, resulting in a plague on Israel.

In the Bible

Strong H6698G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zur1

First verses

  1. Numbers 25:15
    And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
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