H6870
צְרוּיָה
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
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
צְרוּיָה proper name, feminine Σαρουια: mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; — ׳צ 1Sam 26:6 +, צְרֻיָה 2Sam 14:1; 2Sam 16:10; 2Sam 23:37 — according to 1Chr 2:16 a she was David's sister; called אֵם יוֺאָב 2Sam 17:25 elsewhere after construct בֶּןֿ (בְּנֵי): ׳בֶּןצֿ of Abishai 1Sam 26:6; 2Sam 16:9; 2Sam 18:2; 2Sam 19:22; 2Sam 21:17; 2Sam 1:12 of Joab 2Sam 2:13; 2Sam 8:16 = 1Chr 18:15; 2Sam 14:1; 2Sam 23:18 and v2Sam 23:37 = 1Chr 11:39; 1Kgs 1:7; 1Kgs 2:5; 1Kgs 2:22; 1Chr 11:6; 1Chr 26:28; 1Chr 27:24 plural of all three 2Sam 2:18; 1Chr 2:16 Abishai and Joab 2Sam 3:39; 2Sam 16:10; 2Sam 19:23.
20 occurrences
I Samuel (1), II Samuel (11), I Kings (2), I Chronicles (6)