צוּר

tsûwr · Hebrew · Strong's H6697 · 77 occurrences

The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “stone”

What it means

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

or צֻר; from H6696 (צוּר);

How the KJV renders it

edge, rock, stone

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“stone”

also renders litházō (G3034), katalitházō (G2642), psēphos (G5586), lithoboléō (G3036), ʼeben (H69), ʼeshek (H810), pachad (H6344)

“rock”

also renders pétra (G4073), trachýs (G5138), Pétros (G4074), mâʻôwz (H4581), Çelaʻ (H5554), tsûwrâh (H6699)

“edge”

also renders stóma (G4750), qetsev (H7099), sâphâh (H8193)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

77 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 11:15 · HTd/Ncmsa

Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

1 Samuel 2:2 · HNcmsa

There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.

1 Samuel 24:2 · HNcmpc

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.

2 Samuel 21:10 · HTd/Ncmsa

Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water poured on them from the sky. She allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day, nor the animals of the field by night.

2 Samuel 22:3 · HNcmsc/Sp1cs

God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:32 · HNcmsa

For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?

2 Samuel 22:47 HNcmsc2 Samuel 23:3 HNcmscDeuteronomy 8:15 HR/NcmscDeuteronomy 32:4 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 32:13 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 32:15 HNcmscDeuteronomy 32:18 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 32:30 HNcmsc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 32:31 HNcmsc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 32:37 HNcmsaExodus 17:6 HRd/NcmsaExodus 33:21 HTd/NcmsaExodus 33:22 HTd/NcmsaHabakkuk 1:12 HC/NcmsaIsaiah 2:10 HRd/NcmsaIsaiah 2:19 HNcmpaIsaiah 2:21 HTd/NcmpaIsaiah 8:14 HC/R/NcmscIsaiah 10:26 HR/NcmscIsaiah 17:10 HC/NcmscIsaiah 26:4 HNcmscIsaiah 30:29 HNcmscIsaiah 44:8 HNcmsaIsaiah 48:21 HNcmsaIsaiah 51:1 HNcmsaJudges 6:21 HTd/NcmsaJudges 7:25 HR/NcmscJudges 13:19 HTd/NcmsaJeremiah 18:14 HR/NcmscJeremiah 21:13 HNcmscJob 14:18 HC/NcmsaJob 18:4 HNcmsaJob 19:24 HRd/NcmsaJob 22:24 HC/R/NcmscJob 24:8 HNcmsaJob 28:10 HRd/NcmpaJob 29:6 HC/NcmsaJoshua 5:2 HNcmpaJoshua 5:3 HNcmpaNahum 1:6 HC/Td/NcmpaNumbers 23:9 HNcmpaProverbs 30:19 HNcmsaPsalm 18:2 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 18:31 HNcmsaPsalm 18:46 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 19:14 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 27:5 HR/NcmsaPsalm 28:1 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 31:2 HR/NcmscPsalm 61:2 HR/NcmsaPsalm 62:2 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 62:6 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 62:7 HNcmscPsalm 71:3 HR/Ncmsc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.