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Meaning and etymology of the name Zur
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Zur 
In the Bible the name Zur is applied to two men and one city. Zur is the father of the Midianite woman Cozbi, who, together with Zimri became the personification of sexual transgression during the Peor incident. The other Zur is a man from Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:30). In Hebrew Scriptures the town named Tyre is also known as Zur.
The name Zur has to do with a group of five different roots that are all spelled the same:  (sur 1897-1901). These roots all have different linguistic sources but were perhaps readily incorporated into the Hebrew language due to similar or related meanings, more or less. See for an exhaustive treatment the related name Mizraim:
The root (sur) does not occur in the Bible, but is probably related to words in cognate languages meaning rock or hill. A derivative that does occur in the Bible is (sur), the common Biblical word meaning rock.
Besides the literal value of the word, rocks serve in the Bible as symbol for impenetrability and strength (Jeremiah 21:13). Sometimes idols are called rocks (Deuteronomy 32:37) in derogatory contrast to the true Rock of the Lord (v 31; 1 Samuel 2:2). Some scholars insist that the word sur was even used as a personal name for gods. Hence names that contain the word sur, such as Zur, Zuriel and Zurshaddai, are like the names Baal, Eshbaal (son of Saul - 1 Chronicles 8:33) and Beeliada (son of David - 1 Chronicles 14:7). The latter was also known as Eliada (2 Samuel 5:16), a name from the El-stock, such as Eliezer, Eliab and Elijah.
Rocks may yield honey (Ps 81:16), precious stones (Job 28:10), and even water (Exodus 17:6). The Messiah is often compared to a rock, either a water-giving one (1 Corinthians 10:4), or one to stumble over (Isaiah 8:14).
NOBS Study Bible Name List and Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names agree: The name Zur means Rock.
A related Hebrew name is Mizraim. Related Greek names are Peter and Petra.
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