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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 22 times in 21 verses in 'Deu' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:16

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“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the sojourner H1616 who is with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:14

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but the seventh day is a sabbath of Yahweh your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male slave or your female slave or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner H1616 who is within your gates, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:18 - “He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows love for the sojourner H1616 by giving him food and clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:19 - “So show love for the sojourner H1616, for you were sojourners H1616 in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:21

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“You shall not eat anything which dies of itself. You may give it to the sojourner H1616 who is within your gates, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - “And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the sojourner H1616, the [fn]orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:11 - and you shall be glad before Yahweh your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female slaves and the Levite who is within your gates and the sojourner H1616 and the [fn]orphan and the widow who are in your midst, in the place where Yahweh your God chooses for His name to dwell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:14 - and you shall be glad in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female slaves and the Levite and the sojourner H1616 and the [fn]orphan and the widow who are within your gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:7

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“You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a sojourner H1616 in his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

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“You shall not oppress a hired person who is afflicted and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of your sojourners H1616 who is in your land within your gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:17

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“You shall not pervert the justice [fn]due a sojourner H1616 or [fn]an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:19

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“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the sojourner H1616, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow, in order that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:20 - “When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs after you finish; it shall be for the sojourner H1616, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:21

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“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it after you finish; it shall be for the sojourner H1616, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:11 - and you and the Levite and the sojourner H1616 who is among you shall be glad in all the good which Yahweh your God has given you and your household.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:12

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“When you have finished [fn]paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the sojourner H1616, to the [fn]orphan, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates and be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - “Then you shall say before Yahweh your God, ‘I have purged the sacred portion from my house, and I also have given it to the Levite and the sojourner H1616, the [fn]orphan and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not trespassed against or forgotten any of Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

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‘Cursed is he who perverts the justice due a sojourner H1616, [fn]orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:43 - “The sojourner H1616 who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, but you will go down lower and lower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:11 - your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner H1616 who is within your camps, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:12 - “Assemble the people, the men and the women and little ones and [fn]the sojourner H1616 who is within your gates, so that they may hear and so that they may learn and fear Yahweh your God and be careful to do all the words of this law.
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