צְרוּיָה (tse.ru.yah) means “Zeruiah” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: tser-oo-yaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
צְרוּיָה · tse.ru.yah · Zeruiah
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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feminine passive participle from the same as H6875 (צְרִי); wounded; Tserujah, an Israelitess
KJV glosses: Zeruiah.
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| of zeruiah | 24 |
| of zeruiah were | 1 |
| were zeruiah | 1 |
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| of zeruiah | 24 |
| to zeruiah | 1 |
| zeruiah | 1 |
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And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.
Read word by wordSo Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
Read word by wordThe three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
Read word by wordAnd I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
Read word by wordJoab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Read word by wordNow Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
Read word by wordThen Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
Read word by wordBut the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
Read word by wordAbsalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
Read word by wordHe sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
Read word by wordBut Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.22
And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.23
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
Read word by wordNow Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
Read word by wordZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
Read word by wordSo Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
Read word by wordMoreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
Read word by wordKing Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
Read word by wordTheir sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Read word by wordNow David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
Read word by wordZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
Read word by wordMoreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Read word by wordJoab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Read word by wordEverything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.
Read word by wordJoab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.
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