Agur עָגוּר
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| עָגוּר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | agur |
| Strong's number | H5693 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | crane |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (1) |
Agur (Hebrew עָגוּר, Strong's H5693) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “crane”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) name of a bird
1a) perhaps a thrush, swallow, crane
1a) perhaps a thrush, swallow, crane
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | swallow (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | crane (1), thrush (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Agur, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 8:7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
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).