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ṣᵊrūyā צְרוּיָה ‘Zeruiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine passive participle from the same as ṣŏrī צֳרִי ‘balsam’
Roots: צרי צרי

ṣᵊrūyā pr n f pers
Zeruiah = "balsam"
1) sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 26:6 2 Samuel 17:25, 2:18, 16:9, 18:2, 19:22, 21:17, 23:18, 14:1, 8:16, 3:39, 19:23, 2:13, 16:10, 23:37 1 Kings 2:22, 1:7, 2:5 1 Chronicles 2:16, 18:12, 26:28, 18:15, 11:6, 11:39, 27:24

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