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Lexicon :: Strong's H5892 - ʿîr

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עִיר
Transliteration
ʿîr
Pronunciation
eer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עוּר (H5782) a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1587a,1615

Strong’s Definitions

עִיר ʻîyr, eer; or (in the plural) עָר ʻâr; or עָיַר ʻâyar; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post):—Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,089x

The KJV translates Strong's H5892 in the following manner: city (1,074x), town (7x), every one (2x), variant (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,089x
The KJV translates Strong's H5892 in the following manner: city (1,074x), town (7x), every one (2x), variant (6x).

  1. excitement, anguish

    1. of terror

  2. city, town (a place of waking, guarded)

    1. city, town

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עִיר ʻîyr, eer; or (in the plural) עָר ʻâr; or עָיַר ʻâyar; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post):—Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
STRONGS H5892: Abbreviations
† I. עִיר noun [masculine] excitement; — of terror, וּבֶהָלוֺת ע׳ Jeremiah 15:9; of rage (si vera lectio), לֹא אָבוֺא בְּעִיר Hosea 11:9, but St proposes לְבָעֵר compare We Oort Now GASm. — בָּעִיר Psalm 73:20 see עור Hiph. — see II, III. עִיר.

II. עִיר 1092 noun feminineGenesis 10:12 (AlbrZAW xvi.40 f.) city, town (√ unknown; Late Hebrew id.; ? Phoenician ער Lzb345; Sabean ער fortified height (compare 3) PräZMG xxvi (1872), 437, ערן, עהרן city CISiv. pp. 94, 95, 173); — ע׳ absolute Genesis 4:17 +, construct Genesis 24:10 +; הָעִ֫ירָה 1 Kings 14:12 + 7 times; suffix עִירִי 2 Samuel 19:38 2 times, etc.; plural עָרִים Isaiah 6:11 +, עֲיָרִים Judges 10:4 (text error, or word-play, compare GFM); construct עָרֵי Genesis 19:29 +; suffix עָרַי Zechariah 1:17, עָרֵיכֶם Isaiah 1:7 +, etc.; —
1. city, town, abode of men Genesis 4:17 (J) and often; גְּדֹלָה Genesis 10:12 (J), +, or קְטַנָּה Ecclesiastes 9:14 (compare Genesis 19:20); especially
a. fortified: עָרִים בְּצֻרוֺת 2 Samuel 20:6 +, etc., see בָּצַר, מִבְצָר; עִיר מִבְצַרצֹֿר Joshua 19:29 (P) fortified city (of) Tyre, מָצוֺר ע׳ Psalm 31:22 +, etc., see מָצוֺר, מְצוּרָה below צוּר (Micah 7:12 see מָצוֺר); עָזלָֿנוּ ע׳ Isaiah 26:1, עָרֵי מָעוּזּוֺ Isaiah 17:9; וּבְרִיחַ דְּלָתַיִם ע׳ 1 Samuel 23:7; חוֺמָה ע׳ Leviticus 25:29, compare Leviticus 25:30 (P), 1 Kings 4:13; on Hosea 10:14 see I. עַם 2b (1 Samuel 9:14 read הַשֵּׁעַר Greek Version of the LXX We Dr and others).
b. opposed to הַפְּרָזִי כֹּפֶר 1 Samuel 6:18, הַפּ׳ עָרֵי Deuteronomy 3:5, הַפְּרָזוֹת ע׳ Esther 9:19; distinguished from dependencies חֲצֵרִים Joshua 13:23 + often P.
c. עָרֶיה are dependent towns Joshua 13:17 (P), Jeremiah 19:15.
†d. עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה Joshua 10:2 (JE) royal cities (i.e. with a king, compare Tel Amarna al šarri), so singular 1 Samuel 27:5, opposed to הַשָּׁדֶה עָרֵי 1 Samuel 27:5 rural towns; הַמְּלוּכָה ע׳ 2 Samuel 12:26 (but read הַמַּיִם ע׳ We Bu Kit Löhr HPS, see 2 below).
†e. עֶרֵי מִסְכְּנוֺת Exodus 1:11 storage-cities, so 1 Kings 9:19 2 Chronicles 8:6, 4; 17:12; for נַפְתָּלִי ע׳ מ׳ 2 Chronicles 16:4 read probably כִּנְרוֺת עֵלוֿגו׳ (as 1 Kings 15:20; Be Kit Buhl); compare הֶרֶכֶב ע׳ 1 Kings 9:19; 1 Kings 10:26 2 Chronicles 8:6; 9:25; 2 Chronicles 1:14; הַפָּרָשִׁים ע׳ 1 Kings 9:19 2 Chronicles 8:6.
†f. (הַ)מִקְלָט ע׳ (P) asylum-cities Numbers 35:11, 13, 14; Joshua 20:2, compare Numbers 35:25, 26, 27, 28, 32, לְמִקְלָט ע׳ Numbers 35:12; מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ ע׳ Joshua 21:13 + 4 times in Joshua 21.
g. (הָ)אֱלֹהִים ע׳ = Jerusalem: Psalm 46:5; Psalm 87:3, compare Psalm 48:2; Psalm 48:9; י׳ ע׳ Isaiah 60:14; Psalm 101:8; צְבָאוֺת י׳ ע׳ Psalm 48:9.
h. city = inhabitants 1 Samuel 4:13; 1 Samuel 5:12; Isaiah 22:2; Ruth 1:19, so 2 Samuel 20:22 (reading הָעִיר for MT הָעָם) Greek Version of the LXX We Dr and others (compare also following).
i. combinations are: רֹכְלִים ע׳ Ezekiel 17:4 city of merchants; מוֺשָׁב ע׳ Psalm 107:4; Psalm 107:7; Psalm 107:36 city for dwelling; especially of character or condition: † הַצֶּדֶק ע׳ Isaiah 1:26, † ע׳ הָאֱמֶת Zechariah 8:3; † הַקּדֶשׁ ע׳ Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1; Nehemiah 11:1, 18, compare Daniel 9:24, all of Jerusalem; עָרֵי קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ Jeremiah 5:17 of Judaean cities; of foreign cities, תְּהִלָּךְ ע׳ Jeremiah 49:25, הָע׳ הַהֻלָּלה Ezekiel 26:17, הָעַלִּיזָה הָע׳ Zephaniah 2:15; of Jerusalem also הַיּוֺנָה הָע׳ Zephaniah 3:1 oppressive city, (הַ)דָּמִים ע׳ bloody city Ezekiel 22:2; Ezekiel 24:6, 9 and (of Nineveh) Nahum 3:1.
2. of fortress in a city especially עִיר דָּוִד 2 Samuel 5:7, 9; 2 Samuel 6:10 + often (see דָּוִד); כֵית הַבָּ֑עַל ע׳ 2 Kings 10:25 (crpt; Klo proposes דְּבִיר for ע׳, compare Kmp Benz Kit); הַמַּיִם ע׳ 2 Samuel 12:27 (so read also 2 Samuel 12:26, see 1d).
3. apparently fortified place, of any size, עִיר מִבְצָר בְּכָלעָֿרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְּדַּל נוֺצְרִים עַדֿ 2 Kings 17:9 2 Kings 18:8; compare Numbers 13:9 (P; but on compare of ver. see Di); perhaps also עֲמָלֵק ע׳ 1 Samuel 15:5 (HPS). — Hosea 7:4 see I. עור Hiph.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:17; 4:17; 10:12; 10:12; 19:20; 19:29; 24:10

Exodus

1:11

Leviticus

25:29; 25:30

Numbers

13:9; 35:11; 35:12; 35:13; 35:14; 35:25; 35:26; 35:27; 35:28; 35:32

Deuteronomy

3:5

Joshua

10:2; 13:17; 13:23; 19:29; 20:2; 21:13

Judges

10:4

Ruth

1:19

1 Samuel

4:13; 5:12; 6:18; 9:14; 15:5; 23:7; 27:5; 27:5

2 Samuel

5:7; 5:9; 6:10; 12:26; 12:26; 12:27; 19:38; 20:6; 20:22

1 Kings

4:13; 9:19; 9:19; 9:19; 10:26; 14:12; 15:20

2 Kings

10:25; 17:9; 18:8

2 Chronicles

1:14; 8:4; 8:6; 8:6; 8:6; 9:25; 16:4; 17:12

Nehemiah

11:1; 11:18

Esther

9:19

Psalms

31:22; 46:5; 48:2; 48:9; 48:9; 73:20; 87:3; 101:8; 107:4; 107:7; 107:36

Ecclesiastes

9:14

Isaiah

1:7; 1:26; 6:11; 17:9; 22:2; 26:1; 48:2; 52:1; 60:14

Jeremiah

5:17; 15:9; 19:15; 49:25

Ezekiel

17:4; 22:2; 24:6; 24:9; 26:17

Daniel

9:24

Hosea

7:4; 10:14; 11:9

Micah

7:12

Nahum

3:1

Zephaniah

2:15; 3:1

Zechariah

1:17; 8:3

H5892

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Strong's Number H5892 matches the Hebrew עִיר (ʿîr),
which occurs 45 times in 43 verses in '2Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Then it came about afterward that David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up to one of the cities H5892 of Judah?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up.” So David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:3 - And David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they settled in the cities H5892 of Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:7 - Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city H5892 of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:9 - So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city H5892 of David. And David built all around from the [fn]Millo and inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:10 - And David was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD into the city H5892 of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite.

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Now it was reported to King David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God.” So David went and brought the ark of God up from the house of Obed-edom to the city H5892 of David with joy.

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Then it happened, as the ark of the LORD was coming into the city H5892 of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she was contemptuous of him in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:8 - And from [fn]Betah and Berothai, cities H5892 of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - the commanders of the Ammonites said to their lord Hanun, “[fn]Do you think that David is simply honoring your father since he has sent you servants [fn]to console you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to explore the city H5892, to spy it out and overthrow it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:12 - “Be strong, and let’s show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and the cities H5892 of our God; and may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:14 - When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai and entered the city H5892. Then Joab returned from fighting against the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:16 - So it was as Joab kept watch on the city H5892, that he [fn]stationed Uriah at the place where he knew there were valiant men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:17 - And the men of the city H5892 went out and fought against Joab, and some of the people among David’s servants fell; and Uriah the Hittite also died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:20 - then it shall be that if the king’s wrath rises and he says to you, ‘Why did you move against the city H5892 to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25 - Then David said to the messenger, “This is what you shall say to Joab: ‘Do not let this thing [fn]displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; [fn]fight with determination against the city H5892 and overthrow it’; and thereby encourage him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1

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Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and [fn]said,

“There were two men in a city H5892, the one wealthy and the other poor.

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Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city H5892.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:27 - Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city H5892 of waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:28 - “Now then, gather the rest of the people and camp opposite the city H5892 and capture it, or I will capture the city H5892 myself and it will be named after me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 - Then he took the crown of [fn]their king from his head; and its weight was a [fn]talent of gold, and it had a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the plunder of the city H5892 in great amounts.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:31 - He also brought out the people who were in it, and put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made [fn]others [fn]serve at the brick [fn]works. And he did the same to all the cities H5892 of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the road to the gate; and when any man who had a lawsuit was to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call out to him and say, “From what city H5892 are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city H5892 Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people continually increased with Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let’s flee, for otherwise none of us will escape from Absalom. Go quickly, or he will hurry and overtake us, and bring disaster on us and strike the city H5892 with the edge of the sword.”

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Now behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar came up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city H5892.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:25 - And the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city H5892. If I find favor in the sight of the LORD, then He will bring me back and show me both it and His habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:27 - The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city H5892 in peace, and your two sons with you, your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - “But if you return to the city H5892 and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; even as I was your father’s servant in time past, so now I will also be your servant,’ then you can foil the advice of Ahithophel for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:37 - So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city H5892, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:13 - “And if he withdraws into a city H5892, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city H5892, and we will drag it into the [fn]valley until not even a pebble is found there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:17 - Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, and a female servant would go and inform them, and they would go and inform King David, for they could not allow themselves to be seen entering the city H5892.

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Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been [fn]followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city H5892, and [fn]set his house in order, and hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:3 - But the people said, “You should not go out; for if in fact we flee, they will not care about us; and if half of us die, they will not care about us. But [fn]you are [fn]worth ten thousand of us; so now it is better that you will be ready to help us from the city H5892.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:3 - And the people entered the city H5892 surreptitiously that day, just as people who are humiliated surreptitiously flee in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:37 - “Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own city H5892 near the grave of my father and my mother. However, here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:6 - And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; take your lord’s servants and pursue him, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities H5892 and escape from our sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:15 - And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah, and they [fn]built up an assault ramp against the city H5892, and it stood against the outer rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16 - Then a wise woman called out from the city H5892, “Listen, listen! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - “I am one of those who are ready for peace and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city H5892, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:21 - “Such is not the case. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against King David. Only turn him over, and I will depart from the city H5892.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:22 - Then the woman wisely came to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city H5892, each to his tent. Joab also returned to the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:5 - They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city H5892 that is in the middle of the Valley of Gad and toward Jazer.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:7 - then they came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities H5892 of the Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba.
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