The meaning of “קוּר”
Understanding qûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
break down, cast out, destroy, dig. - to trench - by implication, to throw forth - to wall up, whether literal (to build...
קוּר
break down, cast out, destroy, dig. - to trench - by implication, to throw forth - to wall up, whether literal (to build a wall) or figurative (to estop) 1) (Qal) to bore, dig, dig for water 2) to be cold 2a) (Hiphil) to make or keep cool 3) (Pilpel) destroy, break down
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 24:17 | “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.” Word: קוּר (qûwr) | |
| 2 Kings 19:24 | “I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.” Word: קוּר (qûwr) | |
| Isaiah 22:5 | “For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.” Word: קוּר (qûwr) | |
| Isaiah 37:25 | “I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.” Word: קוּר (qûwr) | |
| Jeremiah 6:7 | “As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.” Word: קוּר (qûwr) |
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