Lexical Definition

‎צַוָּאר‎ tsavvâʼr (tsav-vawr') neck ^H:N-M
or צַוָּר tsavvâr (tsav-vawr'); (Nehemiah 3:5), or צַוָּרֹן tsavvârôn (tsavvaw-rone'); (Song of Solomon 4:9), or (feminine) צַוָּארָה tsavvâʼrâh (tsav-vawraw'); (Micah 2:3), intensively from ‎צוּר‎ in the sense of binding

neck.

• the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

1) neck, back of neck
1a) neck, back of neck (of man)
1b) neck (of animals)

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: tsav.var (‎צ‎ַ‎ו‎ַּ‎אר‎ "neck" צַוַּאר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צַוָּאר‎ noun masculine^{Ps 75:6*} neck, back of neck; — absolute ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Isa 8:8 +, construct ‎צַוַּאר‎ Jer 28:10 + 3 t. 28; suffix ‎צַוָּארִי‎ Lam 1:14, ‎צַוָּרָם‎ Neh 3:5, etc.; plural construct ‎צַוְּארֵי‎ Judg 8:21 +; suffix ‎צַוָּארָיו‎ Gen 27:16 +, ‎צַוְּארֵיכֶם‎ Jer 27:12, ‎צַוְּארֹתַיכֶם‎ Mic 2:3 —
l. neck, especially back of neck, of man, wearing chain as ornament Gen 41:42 (E), so of woman Song 1:10, compare Judg 5:30 (read perhaps ‎צַוָּארַי‎ for ‎רֵ֑י‎), elsewhere in Genesis usually plural intensive, of individual, ‎׳‎‎נָפַל עַלצֿ‎ Judg 45:14 (E), Judg 46:29; Judg 33:4 (Qr; Kt singular), so ‎׳‎‎בָּכָה עַלצֿ‎ Judg 45:14; Judg 46:29 (all J); ‎חֶלְקַת צַוַּארָיו‎ Judg 27:16 smooth part of neck (J); neck of beautiful woman Song 4:4; Song 7:5* neck as pressed by foot of conqueror Josh 10:24 (twice in verse) (JE); place of yoke Gen 27:40 (singular; J), Deut 28:48; Isa 10:27; Jer 27:2; Jer 27:8; Jer 27:11; Jer 27:12; Jer 28:10; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:12; Jer 28:14; Jer 30:8 of transgressions as yoke Lam 1:14 place of bonds Isa 52:2 of bearing load, Neh 3:5 (figurative), hence calamity as burden Mic 2:3 neck as smitten with sword Ezek 21:34* ‎׳‎‎עַדצֿ‎ as measurement of height (depth; in figure) Isa 8:8; Isa 30:8; Hab 3:13 ‎עָתָק‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּצ‎ figurative Ps 75:6* speak not with arrogant neck (si Vera l.; but read perhaps ‎בַּצּוּר‎ against the Rock, ᵐ5. κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, Bae Hup-Now Che Kau); of wicked, rushing against God Job 15:26. — ‎עַלצַֿוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ‎ Lam 5:5 is dubious; Matthes Löhr Bae ‎׳‎‎עֹל עַלוֿגו‎; Bu ‎׳‎‎עֹל צַוּ‎, and ‎הֲדָפָנוּ‎ or ‎יֶהְדְּפֵנוּ‎ for ‎׳‎‎נִר‎.

2. neck of animals, camels (wearing ornaments) Judg 8:21; Judg 8:26 heifer Hos 10:11 (i. e. place of yoke, in figure of Ephraim); horse Job 39:19, crocodile Job 41:14*.

[‎צַוָּרוֺן‎] noun [masculine] plural necklace; — suffix ‎אַחַד‎ ‎עֲנָק מַצַּוָּרֹנָ֑יִִךְ‎ Song 4:9.

Also see: צֹר

‎צוֺר‎ Tyre see ‎צֹר‎. ‎צַוְּרֹנִים צַוָּר‎ see ‎צַוָּאר‎.

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