שׁוּר

shurVerbH7789

to see

From: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of going round for inspection);

Short Definition

to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to see, behold, observe, regard 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to behold, observe 1a2) to regard 1a3) to watch, watch (stealthily), lie in wait

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

14 times

Appears 14 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
10
Numbers
2
Hosea
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

  • Hosea 13:7
  • Job 17:15
  • Job 24:15
  • Job 33:27
  • Job 35:5

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