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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(rock). (1) A Midianite king slain by the Israelites (Num. 25:15; 31:8¹⁵And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. (Numbers 25:15)
⁸And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. (Numbers 31:8)). (2) Son of Jehiel, founder of Gibeon (1 Chron. 8:30; 9:36³⁰And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, (1 Chronicles 8:30)
³⁶And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, (1 Chronicles 9:36)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of Cozbi and a prince of Midian, slain with four other princes by Moses (Num. 25:15¹⁵And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. (Numbers 25:15); Num. 31:8⁸And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. (Numbers 31:8); Josh. 13:21²¹And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. (Joshua 13:21)).

2. Son of Jehiel, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:30³⁰And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, (1 Chronicles 8:30); 1 Chron. 9:36³⁶And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, (1 Chronicles 9:36)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6698 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsuwr

Phonic:

tsoor

Meaning:

the same as 6697; rock; Tsur, the name of a Midianite and of an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Zur

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a rock: to besiege

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A rock; great stone; that besieges:― name of a Midianite and of an Israelite, Num. 25:15. {Rupes}