Lexical Definition
צוּק tsûwq (tsook) to pour H:V
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of narrowness (of orifice))
be molten, pour.
- to pour out, i.e. (figuratively) smelt, utter
1) (Qal) to pour out, melt
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. [צוּק] verb pour out, melt (|| יצק); —
Qal Perfect 3 plural (according to Thes and others) צָקוּן Isa 26:16, but see below; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָׁה Job 28:2 (read perhaps יָצוּקוּ, see Bu) and stone (ore, men) melt it into copper; צוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי פַּלְגֵישָֿׁ֑מֶן Job 29:6 the rock used to pour out beside me streams of oil. — Isa 26:16 (as above) must mean they poured out (uttered) a whisper (לַחַשׁ; i. e. prayer); but form most improbable; Koppe Gr Di Du and others propose צְקוֺן לַחַשׁ (from assumed צָקוֺן, I. צוק) = constraint of (like that of) magic; < Houb Kit צָֽעֲקוּ בְלַחַץ ׳וגו, or CheHpt צָעַקְנוּ מִלַּחַץ כִּי מוּסָֽרְךָ לָנוּ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 28:2 · 29:6 |
| Isaiah | 26:16 |