Nir נִיר
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| נִיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nir |
| Strong's number | H5215 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | fallow ground |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (1) |
Nir (Hebrew נִיר, Strong's H5215) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “fallow ground”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
tillable or untilled or fallow ground
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ground (2), tillage (1), plowing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | unplowed ground (2), fallow ground (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 4:3For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
Hosea
- Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).