H7793 שׁוּר (Shûwr) shoor

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Shur

Biblical Persons & Places

Shur Shur

A location first mentioned at Gen.16.7; only referred to as Shur (שׁוּר).

Strong's Definition

Shur, a region of the Desert

Derivation: the same as H7791 (שׁוּר);

KJV Usage: Shur.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Shur = "wall"

1) a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea

1a) also 'wilderness of Etham'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּר (shur) — Shur.

§ Shur = "wall" a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea also 'wilderness of Etham'

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שׁוּר (H7791a · A7792 · H7790 · H7793)

noun m · שׁוּרָה · אֲבִישׁוּר

Constructions

wall = structure surrounding a building, a collection of buildings, or a town; ◄ made out of stone; ► provides protection and security; ≈ associated with insurmountable obstacles

GEN 49:22 · 2SA 22:30 · EZR 4:12 · EZR 4:13 · EZR 4:16 · PSA 18:30

noun m · שֹׁורֵר

Enemies

enemy = person with whom one is in conflict

PSA 92:12

name

Names of Locations

Shur = location ◄ east of Egypt

GEN 16:7 · GEN 20:1 · GEN 25:18 · EXO 15:22 · 1SA 15:7 · 1SA 27:8

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּר n.pr.loc. SW. of Palestine, on E. border of Egypt base

Bible Occurrences (6)

16:7 20:1 25:18

15:22

15:7 27:8

Genesis 16:7

Now the angel of the LORD found [Hagar] by a spring of water in the desert —... the spring along the road to Shur.

Genesis 20:1

Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh... and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,

Genesis 25:18

[Ishmael’s descendants] settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

Exodus 15:22

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

1 Samuel 15:7

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

1 Samuel 27:8

Now David and his men went up and raided... the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. From ancient times... these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.