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Lexicon :: Strong's H1616 - gār

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גָּר
Transliteration
gār
Pronunciation
gare
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 330a

Strong’s Definitions

גֵּר gêr, gare; or (fully) geyr (gare); from H1481; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner:—alien, sojourner, stranger.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x

The KJV translates Strong's H1616 in the following manner: stranger (87x), alien (1x), sojourner (1x), stranger (with H376) (1x), stranger (with H4480) (1x), strangers (with H582) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x
The KJV translates Strong's H1616 in the following manner: stranger (87x), alien (1x), sojourner (1x), stranger (with H376) (1x), stranger (with H4480) (1x), strangers (with H582) (1x).

  1. sojourner

    1. a temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights

    2. of foreigners in Israel, though conceded rights

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֵּר gêr, gare; or (fully) geyr (gare); from H1481; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner:—alien, sojourner, stranger.
STRONGS H1616: Abbreviations
גֵּר noun masculineExodus 12:48 sojourner (Arabic جَارً, Ethiopic ግዩር፡ ጎር፡ Aramaic Ruvwg, גִּיּוֺר, prostelyte, גַּיֵּר proselytize, Phoenician גר in proper name, & plural גרם) — גֵּר Genesis 15:16 + 74 times; suffix גֵּרְךָ Exodus 20:10 + 4 times, גֵּרוֺ Deuteronomy 1:16; plural גֵּרִים Exodus 22:20 + 9 times, גֵּירִים 2 Chronicles 2:16; —
1. sojourner, temporary dweller, new-comer (no inherited rights), compare Exodus 12:19; Leviticus 24:16; Numbers 15:30; Joshua 8:33 (opposed to homeborn); of Abraham at Hebron Genesis 23:4 (P; || תּוֺשָׁב); Moses in desert Exodus 2:22 (J) Exodus 18:3 (E; here explanation of name Gershom, Moses' son); as claiming hospitality Job 31:32; perhaps in above cases, and certainly in general, with technical sense; figurative of Yahweh Jeremiah 14:8; of Israel in Egypt Genesis 15:13; Exodus 22:20; Exodus 23:9 (all J E) Leviticus 19:34 (H) Deuteronomy 10:19; Deuteronomy 23:8; גֵּרִים with Yahweh Leviticus 25:23 (H) 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalm 39:13 (in all || תּוֺשָׁב) compare Psalm 119:19.
2. usually of גֵּרים in Israel 2 Samuel 1:13 (Amalekite) compare Joshua 8:33, 35 (E) Joshua 20:9 (P) Isaiah 14:1; dwellers in Israel with certain conceded, not inherited right (compare RSOTJC 434; 2nd ed. 342. n.; K 42; Sem 75 f. StaGeschichte.i.400). The גֵּר is to share in Sabbath rest Exodus 20:10; Exodus 23:12 (both J E) Deuteronomy 5:14; otherwise he is have like obligations with Israel Exodus 12:19, 48, 49; Leviticus 16:29 (all P) Leviticus 17:8, 10, 12, 13, 15; Leviticus 18:26; Leviticus 20:2; Leviticus 22:18; Leviticus 24:16, 22 (all H) Numbers 9:14 (twice in verse); Numbers 15:14, 15 (twice in verse); Numbers 15:16, 26, 29, 30; Numbers 19:10; Numbers 35:15 (all P) Ezekiel 14:7; similar rights Deuteronomy 1:16; Ezekiel 47:22, 23; and like privileges Deuteronomy 16:11, 14; Deuteronomy 26:11; Deuteronomy 29:10; Deuteronomy 31:12 compare 2 Chronicles 30:25; very rarely any distinction made, in obligation Leviticus 25:47 (3 times in verse) (H), in permissible food Deuteronomy 14:21; in future success Deuteronomy 28:43; kindness to גֵּר frequently enjoined: Leviticus 19:10 (|| עָנִי), Leviticus 23:22 (|| id.) Leviticus 19:34 (all H); Deuteronomy 10:18, 19; Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 24:19, 20, 21; Deuteronomy 26:12, 13 (all || יָתוֺם וְאַלְמָנָה); oppression prohibited Leviticus 19:33 (H) Deuteronomy 24:14; Exodus 22:20; Exodus 23:9 (twice in verse) (JE) Deuteronomy 24:17; Deuteronomy 27:19; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 22:3; Zechariah 7:10 (these eight || יָתוֺם וְאַלְמָנָה); object of care to י׳ Psalm 146:9 (|| id.); charge that גֵּר has been oppressed Ezekiel 22:7; Malachi 3:5 (both || id.); also Ezekiel 22:29 (|| עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֺן), Psalm 94:6; compare also command that a poor brother be treated like גֵּר i.e. kindly, Leviticus 25:35 (H). Latest conception somewhat different: גֵּר 1 Chronicles 22:2; 2 Chronicles 2:16 (הַגֵּירִים) gathered for hard service; yet compare 2 Chronicles 30:25. (Often with verbal cognate Exodus 12:48, 49; Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 17:8, 10, 12, 13; Leviticus 18:26; Leviticus 19:33; Leviticus 20:2; Numbers 9:14; Numbers 15:14, 15, 16, 26, 29; Numbers 19:10; Joshua 20:9; Ezekiel 47:22, 23; oft || תּוֺשָׁב Genesis 23:4; Leviticus 25:23, 35, 47; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalm 39:13).

† [גֵּיר] noun masculine 2 Chronicles 2:16 see גֵּר above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:13; 15:16; 23:4; 23:4

Exodus

2:22; 12:19; 12:19; 12:48; 12:48; 12:48; 12:49; 12:49; 18:3; 20:10; 20:10; 22:20; 22:20; 22:20; 23:9; 23:9; 23:12

Leviticus

16:29; 16:29; 17:8; 17:8; 17:10; 17:10; 17:12; 17:12; 17:13; 17:13; 17:15; 18:26; 18:26; 19:10; 19:33; 19:33; 19:34; 19:34; 20:2; 20:2; 22:18; 23:22; 24:16; 24:16; 24:22; 25:23; 25:23; 25:35; 25:35; 25:47; 25:47

Numbers

9:14; 9:14; 15:14; 15:14; 15:15; 15:15; 15:16; 15:16; 15:26; 15:26; 15:29; 15:29; 15:30; 15:30; 19:10; 19:10; 35:15

Deuteronomy

1:16; 1:16; 5:14; 10:18; 10:19; 10:19; 14:21; 14:29; 16:11; 16:14; 23:8; 24:14; 24:17; 24:19; 24:20; 24:21; 26:11; 26:12; 26:13; 27:19; 28:43; 29:10; 31:12

Joshua

8:33; 8:33; 8:35; 20:9; 20:9

2 Samuel

1:13

1 Chronicles

22:2; 29:15; 29:15

2 Chronicles

2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 30:25; 30:25

Job

31:32

Psalms

39:13; 39:13; 94:6; 119:19; 146:9

Isaiah

14:1

Jeremiah

7:6; 14:8; 22:3

Ezekiel

14:7; 22:7; 22:29; 47:22; 47:22; 47:23; 47:23

Zechariah

7:10

Malachi

3:5

H1616

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Strong's Number H1616 matches the Hebrew גָּר (gār),
which occurs 92 times in 83 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 15:13–Deu 24:19)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:13 - dictumque est ad eum scito praenoscens quod peregrinum futurum sit semen tuum in terra non sua et subicient eos servituti et adfligent quadringentis annis

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:4 - advena sum et peregrinus apud vos date mihi ius sepulchri vobiscum ut sepeliam mortuum meum

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:22 - quae peperit filium quem vocavit Gersam dicens advena fui in terra aliena

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:19 - septem diebus fermentum non invenietur in domibus vestris qui comederit fermentatum peribit anima eius de coetu Israhel tam de advenis quam de indigenis terrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:48 - quod si quis peregrinorum in vestram voluerit transire coloniam et facere phase Domini circumcidetur prius omne masculinum eius et tunc rite celebrabit eritque sicut indigena terrae si quis autem circumcisus non fuerit non vescetur ex eo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:49

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:49 - eadem lex erit indigenae et colono qui peregrinatur apud vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:3 - et duos filios eius quorum unus vocabatur Gersan dicente patre advena fui in terra aliena

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:10 - septimo autem die sabbati Domini Dei tui non facies omne opus tu et filius tuus et filia tua servus tuus et ancilla tua iumentum tuum et advena qui est intra portas tuas

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:21 - advenam non contristabis neque adfliges eum advenae enim et ipsi fuistis in terra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:9 - peregrino molestus non eris scitis enim advenarum animas quia et ipsi peregrini fuistis in terra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:12 - sex diebus operaberis septima die cessabis ut requiescat bos et asinus tuus et refrigeretur filius ancillae tuae et advena

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:29 - eritque hoc vobis legitimum sempiternum mense septimo decima die mensis adfligetis animas vestras nullumque facietis opus sive indigena sive advena qui peregrinatur inter vos

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:8 - et ad ipsos dices homo de domo Israhel et de advenis qui peregrinantur apud vos qui obtulerit holocaustum sive victimam

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:10 - homo quilibet de domo Israhel et de advenis qui peregrinantur inter eos si comederit sanguinem obfirmabo faciem meam contra animam illius et disperdam eam de populo suo

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:12 - idcirco dixi filiis Israhel omnis anima ex vobis non comedet sanguinem nec ex advenis qui peregrinantur inter vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:13 - homo quicumque de filiis Israhel et de advenis qui peregrinantur apud vos si venatione atque aucupio ceperit feram vel avem quibus vesci licitum est fundat sanguinem eius et operiat illum terra

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - anima quae comederit morticinum vel captum a bestia tam de indigenis quam de advenis lavabit vestes suas et semet ipsum aqua et contaminatus erit usque ad vesperum et hoc ordine mundus fiet

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:26 - custodite legitima mea atque iudicia et non faciat ex omnibus abominationibus istis tam indigena quam colonus qui peregrinatur apud vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:10 - neque in vinea tua racemos et grana decidentia congregabis sed pauperibus et peregrinis carpenda dimittes ego Dominus Deus vester

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:33 - si habitaverit advena in terra vestra et moratus fuerit inter vos ne exprobretis ei

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:34 - sed sit inter vos quasi indigena et diligetis eum quasi vosmet ipsos fuistis enim et vos advenae in terra Aegypti ego Dominus Deus vester

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2 - haec loqueris filiis Israhel homo de filiis Israhel et de advenis qui habitant in Israhel si quis dederit de semine suo idolo Moloch morte moriatur populus terrae lapidabit eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:18 - loquere ad Aaron et filios eius et ad omnes filios Israhel dicesque ad eos homo de domo Israhel et de advenis qui habitant apud vos qui obtulerit oblationem suam vel vota solvens vel sponte offerens quicquid illud obtulerit in holocaustum Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:22 - postquam autem messueritis segetem terrae vestrae non secabitis eam usque ad solum nec remanentes spicas colligetis sed pauperibus et peregrinis dimittetis eas ego Dominus Deus vester

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:16 - et qui blasphemaverit nomen Domini morte moriatur lapidibus opprimet eum omnis multitudo sive ille civis seu peregrinus fuerit qui blasphemaverit nomen Domini morte moriatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:22 - aequum iudicium sit inter vos sive peregrinus sive civis peccaverit quia ego sum Dominus Deus vester

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:23 - terra quoque non veniet in perpetuum quia mea est et vos advenae et coloni mei estis

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:35 - si adtenuatus fuerit frater tuus et infirmus manu et susceperis eum quasi advenam et peregrinum et vixerit tecum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:47 - si invaluerit apud vos manus advenae atque peregrini et adtenuatus frater tuus vendiderit se ei aut cuiquam de stirpe eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:14 - peregrinus quoque et advena si fuerit apud vos faciet phase Domini iuxta caerimonias et iustificationes eius praeceptum idem erit apud vos tam advenae quam indigenae

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:14 - eodem ritu offerent sacrificia

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:15 - unum praeceptum erit atque iudicium tam vobis quam advenis terrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:16 - locutus est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:26 - et dimittetur universae plebi filiorum Israhel et advenis qui peregrinantur inter vos quoniam culpa est omnis populi per ignorantiam

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:29 - tam indigenis quam advenis una lex erit omnium qui peccaverint ignorantes

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:30 - anima vero quae per superbiam aliquid commiserit sive civis sit ille sive peregrinus quoniam adversum Dominum rebellis fuit peribit de populo suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - cumque laverit qui vaccae portaverat cineres vestimenta sua inmundus erit usque ad vesperum habebunt hoc filii Israhel et advenae qui habitant inter eos sanctum iure perpetuo

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:15 - tam filiis Israhel quam advenis atque peregrinis ut confugiat ad eas qui nolens sanguinem fuderit

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16 - praecepique eis dicens audite illos et quod iustum est iudicate sive civis sit ille sive peregrinus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:14 - septimus dies sabbati est id est requies Domini Dei tui non facies in eo quicquam operis tu et filius tuus et filia servus et ancilla et bos et asinus et omne iumentum tuum et peregrinus qui est intra portas tuas ut requiescat servus et ancilla tua sicut et tu

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:18 - facit iudicium pupillo et viduae amat peregrinum et dat ei victum atque vestitum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:19 - et vos ergo amate peregrinos quia et ipsi fuistis advenae in terra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21 - quicquid morticinum est ne vescamini ex eo peregrino qui intra portas tuas est da ut comedat aut vende ei quia tu populus sanctus Domini Dei tui es non coques hedum in lacte matris suae

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - venietque Levites qui aliam non habet partem nec possessionem tecum et peregrinus et pupillus ac vidua qui intra portas tuas sunt et comedent et saturabuntur ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in cunctis operibus manuum tuarum quae feceris

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:11 - et epulaberis coram Domino Deo tuo tu et filius tuus et filia tua et servus tuus et ancilla et Levites qui est intra portas tuas et advena ac pupillus et vidua qui morantur vobiscum in loco quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus ut habitet nomen eius ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:14 - et epulaberis in festivitate tua tu et filius tuus et filia et servus tuus et ancilla Levites quoque et advena et pupillus ac vidua qui intra portas tuas sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7 - non abominaberis Idumeum quia frater tuus est nec Aegyptium quia advena fuisti in terra eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - non negabis mercedem indigentis et pauperis fratris tui sive advenae qui tecum moratur in terra et intra portas tuas est

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:17 - non pervertes iudicium advenae et pupilli nec auferes pignoris loco viduae vestimentum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:19 - quando messueris segetem in agro tuo et oblitus manipulum reliqueris non reverteris ut tollas eum sed advenam et pupillum et viduam auferre patieris ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni opere manuum tuarum

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