וַ/יָּצֻ֖רוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤓𐤅
tsûwr
and they besieged
To press, constrain, bind, or encircle—commonly in the sense of besieging or restraining, but also extended to forming, shaping, or enclosing. The term is most frequently used for laying siege to a city, but also appears in the sense of distressing, oppressing, or hemming in people, physically or metaphorically. Less commonly, it refers to enclosing or binding objects tightly (e.g., valuables, bundles) or to forming something closely (fashioning).
2 Samuel 11:1 · Word #21
Lexicon H6696
| Lemma | צוּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | tsûwr |
| Strong's | H6696 |
| Definition | To press, constrain, bind, or encircle—commonly in the sense of besieging or restraining, but also extended to forming, shaping, or enclosing. The term is most frequently used for laying siege to a city, but also appears in the sense of distressing, oppressing, or hemming in people, physically or metaphorically. Less commonly, it refers to enclosing or binding objects tightly (e.g., valuables, bundles) or to forming something closely (fashioning). |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they besieged |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6696-11
and they besieged
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active action of applying pressure or encircling. In the 3rd person masculine plural sequential imperfect, it denotes that they actively pressed in upon or encircled—most commonly in the sense of besieging. |
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