Zeruiah • צְרוּיָה

Lexical Definition

‎צְרוּיָה‎ Tsᵉrûwyâh (tser-oo-yaw') Zeruiah ^N:N-F-P
feminine passive participle from the same as ‎צְרִי‎; wounded

Zeruiah.

1) sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

Usage: 12 forms in 54 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
צְרוּיָה֙	Zeruiah	2Sam.16.9 • 2Sam.18.2 • 2Sam.19.21
צְרוּיָֽה	Zeruiah	1Kgs.2.22 • 1Chr.11.39
צְרוּיָ֣ה	Zeruiah	1Chr.2.16
צְרוּיָ֜ה	Zeruiah	1Sam.26.6 • 2Sam.2.13 • 1Chr.27.24
צְרוּיָ֗ה	Zeruiah	2Sam.23.18 • 1Kgs.2.5 • 1Chr.2.16 • 1Chr.18.12
צְרוּיָ֖ה	Zeruiah	2Sam.3.39 • 2Sam.8.16 • 2Sam.17.25 • 1Chr.11.6 • 1Chr.18.15
צְרוּיָ֔ה	Zeruiah	2Sam.2.18 • 2Sam.19.22 • 2Sam.21.17 • 1Kgs.1.7
צְרוּיָ֑ה	Zeruiah	1Chr.26.28
צְרֻיָֽה	Zeruiah	2Sam.23.37
צְרֻיָ֑ה	Zeruiah	2Sam.14.1 • 2Sam.16.10
Σαρουϊα	Sherebiah	LXX.Ezra.8.18
	Zeruiah	LXX.1Chr.2.16 • LXX.1Chr.26.28 • LXX.1Chr.27.24
	of Zeruiah	LXX.1Sam.26.6 • LXX.2Sam.2.13 • LXX.2Sam.2.18 • LXX.2Sam.3.39 • LXX.2Sam.8.16 • LXX.2Sam.14.1 • LXX.2Sam.16.9 • LXX.2Sam.16.10 • LXX.2Sam.17.25 • LXX.2Sam.19.21 • LXX.2Sam.19.22 • LXX.2Sam.21.17 • LXX.2Sam.23.18 • LXX.2Sam.23.37 • LXX.1Kgs.1.7 • LXX.1Kgs.2.5 • LXX.1Kgs.2.22 • LXX.1Kgs.2.28 • LXX.1Chr.2.16 • LXX.1Chr.11.6 • LXX.1Chr.11.39 • LXX.1Chr.18.12 • LXX.1Chr.18.15
Σαρουίασ	of Zeruiah	LXX.2Sam.18.2

Extended Information

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6
daughter of: Jesse (יִשַׁי) and Nahash (נָחָשׁ)
sister of: David (דָּוִד), Eliab (אֱלִיאָב), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Nethanel (נְתַנְאֵל), Raddai (רַדַּי), Ozem (אֹצֶם), Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל) and Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ), Shimeah (שִׁמְעָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צְרוּיָה‎ proper name, feminine Σαρουια: mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; — ‎׳‎‎צ‎ 1Sam 26:6 +, ‎צְרֻיָה‎ 2Sam 14:1; 2Sam 16:10; 2Sam 23:37 — according to 1Chr 2:16 a she was David's sister; called ‎אֵם יוֺאָב‎ 2Sam 17:25 elsewhere after construct ‎בֶּןֿ‎ (‎בְּנֵי‎): ‎׳‎‎בֶּןצֿ‎ of Abishai 1Sam 26:6; 2Sam 16:9; 2Sam 18:2; 2Sam 19:22*; 2Sam 21:17; 2Sam 1:12 of Joab 2Sam 2:13; 2Sam 8:16 = 1Chr 18:15; 2Sam 14:1; 2Sam 23:18 and v2Sam 23:37 = 1Chr 11:39; 1Kgs 1:7; 1Kgs 2:5; 1Kgs 2:22; 1Chr 11:6; 1Chr 26:28; 1Chr 27:24 plural of all three 2Sam 2:18; 1Chr 2:16 Abishai and Joab 2Sam 3:39; 2Sam 16:10; 2Sam 19:23*.

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