Word Study · Strong's H6875 · Hebrew
צְרִי
tseri
tser-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tsᵉrîy
“distillation, i.e. balsam”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
distillation, i.e. balsam
Rendered in the KJV as
balm.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- צֳרִי֙2
- הַצֳרִי֙1
- וָצֹ֔רִי1
- וּצְרִ֣י1
- צֳרִ֔י1
How it is rendered · 3
- balm3
- and balm2
- ¿ balm1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- question particle + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HTi/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 37:25וּצְרִ֣יutzericonjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAnd as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.here: and balm
- Genesis 43:11צֳרִי֙tzorinoun · masculine singularThen their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.here: balm
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:22הַצֳרִי֙hatzoriquestion particle + noun · masculine singularIs there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?here: ¿ balm
- Jeremiah 46:11צֳרִ֔יtzorinoun · masculine singularGo up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.here: balm
- Jeremiah 51:8צֳרִי֙tzorinoun · masculine singularSuddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.here: balm
Same headword in Strong's