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H7024 קִיר (Qîyr) keer

Hebrew
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Biblical Persons & Places

Kir Kir of Moab
A location in Moab first mentioned at 1Sa.22.3; referred to as Kir (קִיר), or Kir-hareseth (NIV= Kir Hareseth) (קִיר חֶרֶשׂ), or Mizpeh (מִצְפֶּה).
Kir Kir of Assyria
A location in Assyria first mentioned at 2Ki.16.9; only referred to as Kir (קִיר).

Strong's Definition

Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in Moab

Derivation: the same as H7023 (קִיר); fortress;

KJV Usage: Kir. Compare H7025 (קִיר חֶרֶשׂ).

Outline of Biblical Usage

Kir = "wall"
1) a place in Mesopotamia

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קִיר (qir) — Kir. Kir = "wall" of Moabite cities Another spelling of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)

קִיר (qir) — Kir.

§ Kir = "wall" originally house of Aram; as place of exile (location uncertain)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Walls | ≈ חֹומָה

wall, side, barrier = flat construction, ◄ normally made of stone, ► used as a divider of spaces, or to enclose a space

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name

Names of Locations

Kir = region; ◄ of Assyria ► to which Syrians were taken as captives

2KI 16:9 · ISA 22:6 · AMO 1:5 · AMO 9:7

1 ISA 25:4 MT HOTTP-A RSV NIV | NJPS NJB NRSV REB GNT קוּר "winter"

Graham S. Ogden

name

Names of Locations

Kir-Moab = town, probably to be identified with Kir-Hareseth; ◄ located in Moab

ISA 15:1

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קִיר in n.pr.loc. of Moabite cities base

קִיר n.pr.terr. et gent. orig. house of Aram base

Bible Occurrences (5)

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