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Lexicon :: Strong's H7793 - šûr

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שׁוּר
Transliteration
šûr
Pronunciation
shoor
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

שׁוּר Shûwr, shoor; the same as H7791; Shur, a region of the Desert:—Shur.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H7793 in the following manner: Shur (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H7793 in the following manner: Shur (6x).

  1. Shur = "wall"

    1. a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea

      1. also 'wilderness of Etham'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׁוּר Shûwr, shoor; the same as H7791; Shur, a region of the Desert:—Shur.
STRONGS H7793: Abbreviations
† III. שׁוּר proper name, of a location southwest of Palestine, on east border of Egypt; — Genesis 16:7 (J; דֶּרֶךְ שׁ׳), Genesis 20:1 (E), towards Egypt Genesis 25:18 (J), 1 Samuel 15:7, שׁ֫וּרָה 1 Samuel 27:8; מִדְּבַּרשֿׁ׳ Exodus 15:22 (J). — Often supposed to denote properly the 'wall' or line of fortresses, built by Egyptian kings across isthmus of Suez; but dubious: compare DrHast. DB SHUR.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:7; 20:1; 25:18

Exodus

15:22

1 Samuel

15:7; 27:8

H7793

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7793 matches the Hebrew שׁוּר (šûr),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:7 - And the angel H4397 of the LORD H3068 found her H4672 by a fountain H5869 of water H4325 in the wilderness, H4057 by the fountain H5869 in the way H1870 to Shur. H7793

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:1 - And Abraham H85 journeyed H5265 from thence toward the south H5045 country, H776 and dwelled H3427 between Kadesh H6946 and Shur, H7793 and sojourned H1481 in Gerar. H1642

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:18 - And they dwelt H7931 from Havilah H2341 unto Shur, H7793 that is before H6440 Egypt, H4714 as thou goest H935 toward Assyria: H804 and he died H5307 in the presence H6440 of all his brethren. H251

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:22 - So Moses H4872 brought H5265 Israel H3478 from the Red H5488 sea, H3220 and they went out H3318 into the wilderness H4057 of Shur; H7793 and they went H3212 three H7969 days H3117 in the wilderness, H4057 and found H4672 no water. H4325

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:7 - And Saul H7586 smote H5221 the Amalekites H6002 from Havilah H2341 until thou comest H935 to Shur, H7793 that is over against H6440 Egypt. H4714

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:8 - And David H1732 and his men H582 went up, H5927 and invaded H6584 the Geshurites, H1651 and the Gezrites, H1511 and the Amalekites: H6003 for those H2007 nations were of old H5769 the inhabitants H3427 of the land, H776 as thou goest H935 to Shur, H7793 even unto the land H776 of Egypt. H4714
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