Strong's Hebrew · H6697
צוּר
tsûwr · tsoor
edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).
Definition
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
Derivation
or צֻר; from H6696 (צוּר);
Appears 77 times in Scripture
“Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.”
“For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.”
“The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—”
“But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.”
“The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,”
“and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.”
“Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.”
“And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).