The meaning of “קִיר”
Understanding qîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or קִר qir (keer); (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה qîyrâh (kee-raw'); from קוּר [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] ...
קִיר
or קִר qir (keer); (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה qîyrâh (kee-raw'); from קוּר [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall. - a wall (as built in a trench) 1) wall, side 1a) wall (of house or chamber) 1b) the sides (of the altar)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 37:26 | “And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.” Word: קִיר (qîyr) | |
| Joshua 2:15 | “Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.” Word: קִיר (qîyr) | |
| 1 Kings 6:27 | “And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.” Word: קִיר (qîyr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 3:11 | “And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.” Word: קִיר (qîyr) | |
| Jeremiah 4:19 | “My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.” Word: קִיר (qîyr) |
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