Lexical Definition
זוּר zûwr (zoor) to crush H:V
a primitive root (compare צוֹק)
close, rush, thrust together.
- to press together, tighten
1) (Qal) to press, squeeze, crush, press down and out
1a) to close up (of a wound)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. [זוּר] verb press down and out (Aramaic זִיר press together, Syriac ,
compress; compare Arabic
twist the lip of a beast) —
Qal Perfect 3 plural זֹ֫רוּ Isa 1:6 (passive; > √זרר, Arabic draw forcibly together Ol§ 233 c, 245 l Köi. 333); Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיָּ֫זַר Judg 6:38, 3 feminine singular suffix תְּזוּרֶהָ Job 39:15 Participle pass feminine זוּרֶה ( = זוּרָה Ges«GKC:80»§ 80, 2, d) Isa 59:5 — press (twist or wring) out a fleece Judg 6:38 not pressed out, of sore (figurative of continued disaster) Isa 1:6 press under foot an egg, Job 39:15 (|| דּוּשׁ), Isa 59:5 (passive)
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 6:38 |
| Job | 39:15 |
| Isaiah | 1:6 · 59:5 |