Quick Definition
Zoar
Biblical Persons & Places
Zoar
Zoar
A location first mentioned at Gen.13.10;
referred to as Zoar (צֹ֫עַר), or Bela (בֶּ֫לַע), or Zair (צָעִיר).
Strong's Definition
Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan
Derivation: from H6819 (צָעַר); little;
KJV Usage: Zoar.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Zoar = "insignificance"
1) a city at the southeast end of the Dead Sea grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah as being one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; spared at Lot's plea as his place of refuge
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Zoar = "insignificance"
a city at the southeast end of the Dead Sea grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah as being one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; spared at Lot's plea as his place of refuge
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צֹעַר
tsô‛ar
BDB Definition:
Zoar = insignificance
1) a city at the southeast end of the Dead Sea grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah as being one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; spared at Lots plea as his place of refuge
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6819
Total KJV Occurrences: 10