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H6875 צְרִי (tsᵉrîy) tser-ee'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

balsam

Strong's Definition

distillation, i.e. balsam

Derivation: or צֳרִי; from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure), hence, to leak;

KJV Usage: balm.

TWOT Reference: 1967a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a kind of balsam, balm, salve
1a) as merchandise
1b) as medicine

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צֳרִי (tse.ri) — balsam. 1) a kind of balsam, balm, salve 1a) as merchandise 1b) as medicine

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Spices

storax, balm = dried resin produced by the liquidambar or lentisk terebinth tree; the sticky gray-brown gum is obtained by making cuts in the trunk of the tree; ► aromatic and medicinal, and highly valued in trade with Egypt

GEN 37:25 · GEN 43:11 · JER 8:22 · JER 46:11 · JER 51:8 · EZK 27:17

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צֳרִי and ‏(וּ)צְרִי n.[m.] a kind of balsam, as merchandise base

Bible Occurrences (6)

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