Rir רִיר
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| רִיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rir |
| Strong's number | H7388 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | spittle |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (1) |
Rir (Hebrew רִיר, Strong's H7388) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “spittle”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
slime juice or liquid, spittle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | spittle (1), white (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | let his saliva (1), white (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Rir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
Job
- Job 6:6Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?
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).