צִיר

«צִיר» in the Tanakh dictionary: envoy — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 11 times · Key: lemma:צִיר · BDB: צִיר²

Glosses

pangs (5); an.envoy (4); envoys (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

envoy tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. envoy, messenger tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Pr 25:13 envoy, messenger;—צ׳ abs. Je 49:14 +, cstr. Pr 13:17; pl. צִירִים Is 18:2; sf. צִרַיִךְ 57:9;—envoy, from Cush Is 18:2, from apostate Isr. 57:9; from י׳ Je 49:14 = Ob 1; messenger in gen. צִיר אֱמוּנִים Pr 13:17, צ׳ נֶאֱמָן 25:13.—i. צִיר v. IV. צור.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (31 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (27 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «צִיר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 13:17

מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃

Word for word: a.messenger wicked he.falls in trouble and an.envoy of.faithfulness(es) [is].healing

JPS 1917: A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.

Proverbs 25:13

כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁ֨לֶג ׀ בְּי֬וֹם קָצִ֗יר צִ֣יר נֶ֭אֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָ֑יו וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ אֲדֹנָ֣יו יָשִֽׁיב׃פ

Word for word: [is].like.[the] cold of.snow on a.day of.harvest an.envoy faithful to [those who].sent.him and the.life his.masters his he.will.restore

JPS 1917: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sendeth him; for he refresheth the soul of his master.

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