Qir קִיר
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| קִיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qir |
| Strong's number | H7024 (H7024B, H7024A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Kir |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Qir (Hebrew קִיר, Strong's H7024) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Kir”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H7024B: Kir
§ Kir = "wall"
originally house of Aram; as place of exile (location uncertain)
originally house of Aram; as place of exile (location uncertain)
H7024A: Kir
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | kir (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | kir (4), kir as captives (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 16:9And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
- Isaiah 22:6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
Amos
- Amos 1:5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
- Amos 9:7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
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).