HebrewH3738Verb

כוּר

khur

11Occurrences
H3738Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to dig, excavate, dig through, cut 1a) (Qal) to dig

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

כוּר appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
2
Jeremiah
2
Proverbs
2
Psalms
2
2 Chronicles
1
Exodus
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 16:14BSB

And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

Genesis 26:25BSB

So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.

Jeremiah 18:20BSB

Should good be repaid with evil?Yet they have dug a pit for me.Remember how I stood before Youto speak good on their behalf,to turn Your wrath from them.

Numbers 21:18BSB

The princes dug the well;the nobles of the people hollowed it outwith their sceptersand with their staffs.”From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,

Proverbs 26:27BSB

He who digs a pit will fall into it,and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

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