Tsoar means “Zoar” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H6820 צּוֹעַר (Tso`ar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tso`ar (tso'ar) n/l. 1. little 2. Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include zoar. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Tso`ar (tso'ar) n/l. 1. little 2. Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan [from H6819] KJV: Zoar. Root(s): H6819
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Zoar
Usage: § Zoar = "insignificance" a city at the southeast end of the Dead Sea grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah as being one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; spared at Lot's plea as his place of refuge
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tso`ar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6820.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6820, grouped by book.
Tsoar (Strong's H6820) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zoar". Tso`ar (tso'ar) n/l. 1. little 2. Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H6820 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6820 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zoar. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.