1220. betser

Lexicon

betser: Ore, precious metal, fortress

Original Word: בֶּצֶרּ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: betser
Pronunciation: beh'-tser
Phonetic Spelling: (beh'-tser)
Definition: Ore, precious metal, fortress
Meaning: strictly a, clipping, gold

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

gold defense

From batsar; strictly a clipping, i.e. Gold (as dug out) -- gold defence.

see HEBREW batsar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from batsar
Definition
precious ore, an ingot
NASB Translation
gold (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [בֶּ֫צֶר] noun [masculine] precious ore (A&W¹⁰⁵ Thes), > gold, ring-gold Hoffm^{ZA 1887, 48 f.} Hiob 70 (A W Thes ore as that broken off; Hoffm compare Arabic ring, Hebrew בָּצְרָה enclosure, Talmud בטרא finger-measure, etc.; a √ II. בצר must then be assumed, = ) — בָּצֶ֑ר Job 22:24 ("" אוֺפִיר q. v.); בְּצָרֶיךָ Job 22:25 ("" כֶּסֶף) possibly also בִּצְרֵי כֶּסֶף Psalm 68:31 for ᵑ0 ׳בְּרַצֵּיכֿ, compare Che^{critical note} Ne^{JBL, 1891, 151}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּצַר (batsar), which means "to cut off" or "to clip."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 5557: χρυσός (chrysos), meaning "gold."
• Strong's Greek Number 5556: χρυσίον (chrysion), meaning "gold" or "golden article."

These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to convey similar concepts of wealth and value, often in discussions about the impermanence of material riches compared to eternal spiritual treasures.

Usage: The word בֶּצֶר appears in the context of wealth or valuable materials, specifically gold. It is used metaphorically to describe something of great worth.

Context: בֶּצֶר (Betser) is a term that appears in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in poetic and wisdom literature, where it is used to denote wealth or precious materials, particularly gold. The imagery associated with בֶּצֶר often conveys the idea of something that is not only valuable but also carefully guarded or set apart due to its worth. In the ancient Near Eastern context, gold was a symbol of wealth, power, and divine favor, and the use of בֶּצֶר in biblical texts reflects these cultural values. The term is used to emphasize the transient nature of material wealth compared to spiritual or moral riches. In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in a way that highlights its association with wealth and value.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ בָּ֑צֶר בצר בצריך bā·ṣer bāṣer Batzer bə·ṣā·re·ḵā bəṣāreḵā betzaReicha

Englishman's Concordance

Job 22:24
HEB: עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּבְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים
NAS: And place [your] gold in the dust,
KJV: Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust,
INT: the dust gold the stones of the brooks

Job 22:25
HEB: וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת
NAS: Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice
KJV: Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty
INT: Then the Almighty will be your gold silver and choice

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1220
2 Occurrences

bā·ṣer — 1 Occ.
bə·ṣā·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.