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Lexicon :: Strong's H6870 - ṣᵊrûyâ

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צְרוּיָה
Transliteration
ṣᵊrûyâ
Pronunciation
tser-oo-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass part from the same as צֳרִי (H6875)
Strong’s Definitions

צְרוּיָה Tsᵉrûwyâh, tser-oo-yaw'; feminine passive participle from the same as H6875; wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess:—Zeruiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H6870 in the following manner: Zeruiah (26x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H6870 in the following manner: Zeruiah (26x).

  1. Zeruiah = "balsam"

    1. sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army - Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צְרוּיָה Tsᵉrûwyâh, tser-oo-yaw'; feminine passive participle from the same as H6875; wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess:—Zeruiah.
STRONGS H6870: Abbreviations
† צְרוּיָה proper name, feminine Σαρουια: mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; — צ׳ 1 Samuel 26:6 +, צְרֻיָה 2 Samuel 14:1; 2 Samuel 16:10; 2 Samuel 23:37; — according to 1 Chronicles 2:16a she was David's sister; called אֵם יוֺאָב 2 Samuel 17:25; elsewhere after construct בֶּןֿ (בְּנֵי): בֶּןצֿ׳ of Abishai 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Samuel 18:2; 2 Samuel 19:22; 2 Samuel 21:17; 1 Chronicles 18:12; of Joab 2 Samuel 2:13; 2 Samuel 8:16 = 1 Chronicles 18:15; 2 Samuel 14:1; 2 Samuel 23:18 and 2 Samuel 23:37 = 1 Chronicles 11:39; 1 Kings 1:7; 1 Kings 2:5,22; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 1 Chronicles 27:24; plural of all three 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16; Abishai and Joab 2 Samuel 3:39; 2 Samuel 16:10; 2 Samuel 19:23.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

26:6; 26:6

2 Samuel

2:13; 2:18; 3:39; 8:16; 14:1; 14:1; 16:9; 16:10; 16:10; 17:25; 18:2; 19:22; 19:23; 21:17; 23:18; 23:37; 23:37

1 Kings

1:7; 2:5; 2:22

1 Chronicles

2:16; 2:16; 11:6; 11:39; 18:12; 18:15; 26:28; 27:24

H6870

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6870 matches the Hebrew צְרוּיָה (ṣᵊrûyâ),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:6

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Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah H6870, Joab’s brother, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:13 - And Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 and the servants of David went out and met [fn]them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, [fn]Abner’s men on the one side of the pool and [fn]Joab’s men on the other side of the pool.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:18

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Now the three sons of Zeruiah H6870 were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as [fn]swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - “And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah H6870, are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:16 - Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 was commander over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:1

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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 perceived that the king’s heart was drawn toward Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:9

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Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah H6870 said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Now let me go over and [fn]cut off his head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:10 - But the king said, “[fn]What business of mine is yours, you sons of Zeruiah H6870? If he curses, and if the LORD has told him, ‘Curse David,’ then who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:25 - Absalom put Amasa [fn]in command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was [fn]Ithra the Israelite, who [fn]had relations with Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah H6870, Joab’s mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:2 - And David sent the people out, a third [fn]under the command of Joab, a third [fn]under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah H6870, Joab’s brother, and a third [fn]under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I myself will certainly go out with you also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah H6870 responded, “Should Shimei not be put to death for this, the fact that he cursed the LORD’S anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:22 - David then said, “What [fn]is there between you and me, you sons of Zeruiah H6870, that you should be an adversary to me today? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? For do I not know that I am king over Israel today?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah H6870 helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:18

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Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah H6870, was chief of the [fn]thirty. And he swung his spear against three hundred [fn]and killed them, and had a name [fn]as well as the three.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:37 - Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - Now [fn]he had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 and with Abiathar the priest; and they allied themselves with Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:5

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“Now you yourself also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also [fn]shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt that was on his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - But King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “And why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Request for him the kingdom as well—since he is my older brother—for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - Their sisters were Zeruiah H6870 and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah H6870 were [fn]Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:6 - Now David had said, “Whoever is first to [fn]kill a Jebusite shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 went up first, so he became chief.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:39 - Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:12

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Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah H6870 [fn]defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:15 - Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - And all that Samuel the seer had dedicated, and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870, everyone who had dedicated anything, all of this was [fn]under the care of [fn]Shelomoth and his relatives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24 - Joab the son of Zeruiah H6870 had begun to count them, but did not finish; and because of this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles of King David.
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