עִיר
Strong's H5892
ʻîyr
/eer/
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5892
- Hebrew
- עִיר
- Transliteration
- ʻîyr
- Pronunciation
- /eer/
- KJV Translations
- 4 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Derivation
or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר)H5782 (ʻûwr)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
Ai (from margin)citycourt (from margin)town
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʻîyr:
עוּר
ʻûwrH5782“(a-) wake(-n”
עִירʻÎyrH5893“Ir”
עִיר הַמֶּלַחʻÎyr ham-MelachH5898“the city of salt”
עִיר הַתְּמָרִיםʻÎyr hat-TᵉmârîymH5899“the city of palmtrees”
עִירוּʻÎyrûwH5900“Iru”
עִירִיʻÎyrîyH5901“Iri”
עִירָםʻÎyrâmH5902“Iram”
עִיר נָחָשׁʻÎyr NâchâshH5904“Irnahash”
עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁʻÎyr ShemeshH5905“Irshemesh”
עָרʻÂrH6144“Ar”
קִרְיַת יְעָרִיםQiryath YᵉʻârîymH7157“Kirjath”
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