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title: צְרוּיָה — Zeruiah · The Tanakh dictionary
description: צְרוּיָה (6870), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 26 times: Zeruiah. BDB 1906: n.pr.f. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צְרוּיָה

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

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**Used:** 26 times · **Key:** 6870 · **BDB:** צְרוּיָה

### Glosses

of.Zeruiah (25); \[were\].Zeruiah (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Zeruiah [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6870/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.f. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6870/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.pr.f. Σαρουια: mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel;—צ׳ 1 S 26:6 +, צְרֻיָה 2 S 14:1; 16:10; 23:37;—according to 1 Ch 2:16 a she was David’s sister; called אֵם יוֹאָב 2 S 17:25; elsewhere after cstr. בֶּן־ (בְּנֵי): בֶּן־צ׳ of Abishai 1 S 26:6; 2 S 16:9; 18:2; 19:22; 21:17; 1 Ch 18:12; of Joab 2 S 2:13; 8:16 = 1 Ch 18:15; 2 S 14:1; 23:18 and v 37 = 1 Ch 11:39; 1 K 1:7; 2:5, 22; 1 Ch 11:6; 26:28; 27:24; pl. of all three 2 S 2:18; 1 Ch 2:16; Abishai and Joab 2 S 3:39; 16:10; 19:23.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 25 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (6 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «צְרוּיָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6870/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[2 Samuel 14:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.14.1/)

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וַיֵּ֖דַע יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה כִּֽי־לֵ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

*Word for word:* and he.perceived Joab the.son of.Zeruiah (dm).that the.heart of the.king \[was\].towards Absalom

*JPS 1917:* Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

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[2 Samuel 23:37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.23.37/)

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צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑יס נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י נֹשֵׂ֕א כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה׃ס

*Word for word:* Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite the.bearer of.the.armor(s) of.Joab the.son of.Zeruiah

*JPS 1917:* Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

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