עִיר
ir
“excitement”
Definition
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר)
- excitement, anguish 1a) of terror
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
עִיר appears 890 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
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Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
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