עִיר

irNoun (Masculine)H5892

excitement

From: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר)

Short Definition

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. excitement, anguish 1a) of terror

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

890 times

Appears 890 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
128
Jeremiah
117
2 Chronicles
68
Ezk
53
2 Kings
51

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:43
  • 2 Kings 15:7
  • Ezk 26:19
  • Jeremiah 1:18
  • Joshua 19:38

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