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Lexicon :: Strong's G4947 - syria

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Συρία
Transliteration
syria (Key)
Pronunciation
soo-ree'-ah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Hebrew origin צֹר (H6865)
mGNT
8x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
113x in 4 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

  1. Syria = "exalted"

    1. a region of Asia bounded on the north by Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.
STRONGS G4947:
Συρία, Συρίας, ἡ, Syria; in the N. T. a region of Asia, bounded on the north by the Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and on the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean (cf. BB. DD. under the word ; Ryssel in Herzog edition 2, under the word Syrien; cf. also Ἀντιχεια, 1 and Δαμασκός): Matthew 4:24; Luke 2:2; Acts 15:23, 41; Acts 18:18; Acts 20:3; Acts 21:3; Galatians 1:21. (On the article with it cf. Winer's Grammar, § 18, 5 a.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:24
Luke
2:2
Acts
15:23; 15:41; 18:18; 20:3; 21:3
Galatians
1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4947 matches the Greek Συρία (syria),
which occurs 113 times in 103 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 28:6–2Ki 6:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:6 - Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:7 - and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:18 - And Jacob came safely[fn] to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:9 - God appeared[fn] to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:26 - The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:15 - These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance[fn] to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:5 - “And you shall make response before the LORD your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:8 - Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:10 - The Spirit of the LORD was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the LORD gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking[fn] nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:9 - They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:5 - And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:6 - Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:6 - When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:8 - And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate, and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:11 - And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:13 - So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:14 - And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:15 - But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:16 - And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates.[fn] They came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:17 - And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to Helam. The Syrians arrayed themselves against David and fought with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:18 - And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach the commander of their army, so that he died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:19 - And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Syrians were afraid to save the Ammonites anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:8 - For your servant vowed a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the LORD will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to[fn] the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:29 - A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king’s traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:18 - Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s house and gave them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:28 - And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:15 - And the LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:17 - The servants of the governors of the districts went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, “Men are coming out from Samaria.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:20 - And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:21 - And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:22 - Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:23 - And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:26 - In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:27 - And the people of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went against them. The people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:28 - And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The LORD is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:29 - And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined. And the people of Israel struck down of the Syrians 100,000 foot soldiers in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:1 - For three years Syria and Israel continued without war.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:3 - And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:11 - And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:12 - And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:31 - Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - And the battle continued that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, until at evening he died. And the blood of the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:1 - Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:2 - Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:5 - And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels[fn] of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:8 - Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place shall be my camp.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:9 - But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there.”

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