צַוָּאר

צַוָּאר noun masculine^{Sl 75,6} neck, back of neck; — absolute ׳צ Es 8,8 +, construct צַוַּאר Jer 28,10 + 3 t. 28; suffix צַוָּארִי Klg 1,14, צַוָּרָם Neh 3,5, etc.; plural construct צַוְּארֵי Dom 8,21 +; suffix צַוָּארָיו 1 Mos 27,16 +, צַוְּארֵיכֶם Jer 27,12, צַוְּארֹתַיכֶם Mik 2,3 —
\ \ l. neck, especially back of neck, of man, wearing chain as ornament 1 Mos 41,42 (E), so of woman Hoj 1,10, compare Dom 5,30 (read perhaps צַוָּארַי for רֵ֑י), elsewhere in Genesis usually plural intensive, of individual, ׳נָפַל עַלצֿ Dom 45,14 (E), Dom 46,29; Dom 33,4 (Qr; Kt singular), so ׳בָּכָה עַלצֿ Dom 45,14; Dom 46,29 (all J); חֶלְקַת צַוַּארָיו Dom 27,16 smooth part of neck (J); neck of beautiful woman Hoj 4,4; Hoj 7,5 neck as pressed by foot of conqueror Jos 10,24 (twice in verse) (JE); place of yoke 1 Mos 27,40 (singular; J), 5 Mos 28,48; Es 10,27; Jer 27,2; Jer 27,8; Jer 27,11; Jer 27,12; Jer 28,10; Jer 28,11; Jer 28,12; Jer 28,14; Jer 30,8 of transgressions as yoke Klg 1,14 place of bonds Es 52,2 of bearing load, Neh 3,5 (figurative), hence calamity as burden Mik 2,3 neck as smitten with sword Ezk 21,34 ׳עַדצֿ as measurement of height (depth; in figure) Es 8,8; Es 30,8; Hab 3,13 עָתָק ׳בְּצ figurative Sl 75,6 speak not with arrogant neck (si Vera l.; but read perhaps בַּצּוּר against the Rock, ᵐ5. κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, Bae Hup-Now Che Kau); of wicked, rushing against God Job 15,26. — עַלצַֿוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ Klg 5,5 is dubious; Matthes Löhr Bae ׳עֹל עַלוֿגו; Bu ׳עֹל צַוּ, and הֲדָפָנוּ or יֶהְדְּפֵנוּ for ׳נִר.