tsir denotes a person sent on a mission, whether between rulers, nations, or those who dispatch him.

The attested use consistently denotes a person dispatched to carry out a mission: envoys are sent by sea, to a king, and among nations, while faithful representatives benefit those who send them.

1. A person sent on a mission · dominant

   The plural forms designate people sent by sea in Isaiah 18:2 and sent to a king from a distant place in Isaiah 57:9. The singular form is sent among the nations with a call to battle in Jeremiah 49:14 and Obadiah 1:1; in Proverbs 13:17 and Proverbs 25:13, the clause contrasts or commends a faithful representative in relation to those who send him.

   Isaiah 18:2Isaiah 57:9Jeremiah 49:14Obadiah 1:1Proverbs 13:17Proverbs 25:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “envoys” in the plural mission scenes and as an “envoy” in the singular references. These renderings confirm the verses' portrayal of dispatched representatives rather than supplying a separate sense.