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Strong's H6870 צְרוּיָה (tseruyah)

Tseruyah means “Zeruiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6870
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 4

Strong's H6870 Quick Answer

Strong's H6870 צְּרוּיָה (Tsruwyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tsruwyah (tser-oo-yaw') n/p. 1. wounded 2. Tserujah, an Israelitess It has 25 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include zeruiah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Tsruwyah (tser-oo-yaw') n/p. 1. wounded 2. Tserujah, an Israelitess
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
zeruiah

Meaning and Definition

Tsruwyah (tser-oo-yaw') n/p. 1. wounded 2. Tserujah, an Israelitess [feminine passive participle from the same as H6875] KJV: Zeruiah. Root(s): H6875

Original Word
צְּרוּיָה
Transliteration
Tsruwyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 6875
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6870. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Zeruiah

Usage: A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6; daughter of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); sister of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J), Shimeah (H8093) § Zeruiah = "balsam" sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

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How Strong's H6870 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tsruwyah, 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.

Zeruiah 1 Samuel 26:6 25×

How Strong's H6870 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6870 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6870 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 26:6 KJV

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

2 Samuel 2:13 KJV

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

2 Samuel 2:18 KJV

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6870.

1 Samuel 26:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
2 Samuel 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
2 Samuel 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
2 Samuel 3:39 Old Testament, KJV
And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
2 Samuel 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
2 Samuel 14:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
2 Samuel 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
2 Samuel 17:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
2 Samuel 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
2 Samuel 19:21 Old Testament, KJV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?
2 Samuel 19:22 Old Testament, KJV
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
2 Samuel 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
2 Samuel 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
2 Samuel 23:37 Old Testament, KJV
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
1 Kings 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1 Kings 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
1 Kings 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
1 Chronicles 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
1 Chronicles 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
1 Chronicles 11:39 Old Testament, KJV
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
1 Chronicles 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
1 Chronicles 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
1 Chronicles 26:28 Old Testament, KJV
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
1 Chronicles 27:24 Old Testament, KJV
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6870, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 14 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 7 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6870 FAQ

What does tseruyah (צְרוּיָה) mean?

Tseruyah (Strong's H6870) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zeruiah". Tsruwyah (tser-oo-yaw') n/p. 1. wounded 2. Tserujah, an Israelitess

How many times is tseruyah (צְרוּיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H6870 across 4 books.

Where can I study tseruyah (צְרוּיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6870 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tseruyah (צְרוּיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zeruiah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.