Ben Zion Chaim Tzur
בן ציון חיים צור
Singer & songwriter · Active 2020s
Biography
Ben Zion Chaim Tzur belongs to the new wave of Israeli 'emuna pop' — young artists who write about faith, therapy, money worries and family in the same breath, in the Hebrew people actually speak.
He wrote 'Kol Akava Letova' together with Eliran Eliyahu, Omri Shlomo Dahan and Ofir Cohen, one of the songwriting teams behind many of today's Israeli radio hits.
The song's title is a well-known Hebrew saying — כָּל עַכָּבָה לְטוֹבָה — used daily when a bus is late or a plan collapses. Turning it into a chorus made it an instant sing-along at weddings and youth events.
For learners it's a gift: short, repeating lines, high-frequency words like נְשָׁמָה, פַּרְנָסָה and אַהֲבָה, and one biblical phrase — הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים, straight from Ecclesiastes.
Quick facts
- Genre
- Israeli pop / emuna songs
- Signature line
- כל עכבה לטובה
- Biblical echo
- הבל הבלים — Ecclesiastes 1:2
Songs by Ben Zion Chaim Tzur with Hebrew lyrics
Culture quiz: Ben Zion Chaim Tzur & Israel
Test what you know about Ben Zion Chaim Tzur, the song's Hebrew words and Israeli culture.
The phrase כָּל עַכָּבָה לְטוֹבָה expresses which Jewish idea?