צָבַר

tsa.varto heapHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb7 occurrences6 books7 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to aggregate
Traditional renderings: gather (together), heap (up), lay up.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָבַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Genesis 41:35וְיִצְבְּרוּ־ · and lay up
    Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
  2. Genesis 41:49וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר · stored up
    So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
  3. Exodus 8:14וַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ · They were piled
    They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.
  4. Job 27:16יִצְבֹּ֣ר · he heaps up
    Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
  5. Psalm 39:6יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר · he heaps up [riches]
    Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
  6. Habakkuk 1:10וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר · and build up
    They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
  7. Zechariah 9:3וַתִּצְבָּר־ · she has heaped up
    Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.