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Lexicon :: Strong's H5215 - nîr

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נִיר
Transliteration
nîr
Pronunciation
neer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1360a

Strong’s Definitions

נִיר nîyr, neer; or נִר nir; from H5214; properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land:—fallow ground, plowing, tillage.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H5215 in the following manner: fallow ground (2x), tillage (1x), plowing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H5215 in the following manner: fallow ground (2x), tillage (1x), plowing (1x).

  1. tillable or untilled or fallow ground

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נִיר nîyr, neer; or נִר nir; from H5214; properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land:—fallow ground, plowing, tillage.
STRONGS H5215: Abbreviations
† II. נִיר noun [masculine] the tillable, untilled or fallow ground; — נ׳ absolute as accusative of congnate meaning with verb נִירוּ לָכֶם נִ֑יר Hosea 10:12; Jeremiah 4:3 till you the untilled ground (figurative of unaccustomed moral action); construct only רָבאֹֿכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים Proverbs 13:23 abundant food (yields) the fallow ground of poor men (i.e. with י׳'s blessing). — I. נִיר see נור.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

13:23

Jeremiah

4:3

Hosea

10:12

H5215

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5215 matches the Hebrew נִיר (nîr),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:23 - The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:4 - Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
the lamp[fn] of the wicked, are sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:3 - For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
“Break up your fallow ground,
and sow not among thorns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:12 - Sow for yourselves righteousness;
reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the LORD,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
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