גּוּר
gur
“to sojourn”
Definition
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
a primitive root;
- to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time 1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell 1b) (Hithpolel) 1b1) to seek hospitality with 1b2) to assemble oneself
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
גּוּר appears 85 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When they were few in number,few indeed, and strangers in the land,
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For this is what the Lord GOD says:“At first My people went down to Egypt to live,then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
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