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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)

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TWOT Reference: 1587a,1615

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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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

excitement, anguish
1. of terror
city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
1. city, town

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

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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 feminine^{Genesis 10:12} (Albr^{ZAW xvi.40 f.}) city, town (√ unknown; Late Hebrew id.; ? Phoenician ער Lzb³⁴⁵; Sabean ער fortified height (compare 3) Prä^{ZMG xxvi (1872), 437}, ערן, עהרן city CIS^{iv. 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

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Strong's Number H5892 matches the Hebrew עִיר (ʿîr),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:6

Psa 9:6 - (rst 9:7) У врага совсем не стало оружия, и города Ты разрушил; погибла память их с ними.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:21

Psa 31:21 - (rst 30:22) Благословен Господь, что явил мне дивную милость Свою в укрепленном городе!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:4

Psa 46:4 - (rst 45:5) Речные потоки веселят град Божий, святое жилище Всевышнего.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:1

Psa 48:1 - (rst 47:1) ^^Песнь. Псалом. Сынов Кореевых.^^ (47:2) Велик Господь и всехвален во граде Бога нашего, на святой горе Его.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:8

Psa 48:8 - (rst 47:9) Как слышали мы, так и увидели во граде Господа сил, во граде Бога нашего: Бог утвердит его на веки.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:9

Psa 55:9 - (rst 54:10) Расстрой, Господи, и раздели языки их, ибо я вижу насилие и распри в городе;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:6

Psa 59:6 - (rst 58:7) вечером возвращаются они, воют, как псы, и ходят вокруг города;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:14

Psa 59:14 - (rst 58:15) Пусть возвращаются вечером, воют, как псы, и ходят вокруг города;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:9

Psa 60:9 - (rst 59:11) Кто введет меня в укрепленный город? Кто доведет меня до Едома?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:35

Psa 69:35 - (rst 68:36) ибо спасет Бог Сион, создаст города Иудины, и поселятся там и наследуют его,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:16

Psa 72:16 - (rst 71:16) будет обилие хлеба на земле, наверху гор; плоды его будут волноваться, как [лес] на Ливане, и в городах размножатся люди, как трава на земле;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 87:3

Psa 87:3 - (rst 86:3) Славное возвещается о тебе, град Божий!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:8

Psa 101:8 - (rst 100:8) С раннего утра буду истреблять всех нечестивцев земли, дабы искоренить из града Господня всех делающих беззаконие.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:4

Psa 107:4 - (rst 106:4) Они блуждали в пустыне по безлюдному пути и не находили населенного города;

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Psa 107:7 - (rst 106:7) и повел их прямым путем, чтобы они шли к населенному городу.

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Psa 107:36 - (rst 106:36) и поселяет там алчущих, и они строят город для обитания;

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Psa 108:10 - (rst 107:11) Кто введет меня в укрепленный город? Кто доведет меня до Едома?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:3

Psa 122:3 - (rst 121:3) Иерусалим, устроенный как город, слитый в одно,

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Psa 127:1 - (rst 126:1) ^^Песнь восхождения. Соломона.^^ Если Господь не созиждет дома, напрасно трудятся строящие его; если Господь не охранит города, напрасно бодрствует страж.

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