Lexical Summary Tseruyah: an Israelite woman Original Word: צְרוּיָהTransliteration: Tseruyah Phonetic Spelling: (tser-oo-yaw') Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine Short Definition: an Israelite woman Meaning: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman Strong's Concordance Zeruiah Feminine passive participle from the same as tsriy; wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess -- Zeruiah. see HEBREW tsriy Brown-Driver-Briggs H6870. Tseruyah צְרוּיָה proper name, feminine Σαρουια: mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; — ׳צ 1 Samuel 26:6 +, צְרֻיָה 2 Samuel 14:1; 16:10; 23:37; — according to 1 Chronicles 2:16 a she was David's sister; called יוֺאָב אֵם 2 Samuel 17:25; elsewhere after construct בֶּןֿ (בְּנֵי): ׳בֶּןצֿ of Abishai 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 16:9; 18:2; 19:22; 21:17; 1 Chronicles 18:12; of Joab 2 Samuel 2:13; 8:16 = 1 Chronicles 18:15; 2 Samuel 14:1; 23:18 and 23:37 = 1 Chronicles 11:39; 1 Kings 1:7; 2:5, 22; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 26:28; 27:24; plural of all three 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16; Abishai and Joab 2 Samuel 3:39; 16:10; 19:23. |