Shur שׁוּר
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| שׁוּר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shur |
| Strong's number | H7789 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to see |
| Occurrences | 15 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (10) |
Shur (Hebrew שׁוּר, Strong's H7789) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to see”. It occurs 15 times in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to see, behold, observe, regard
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to behold, observe
1a2) to regard
1a3) to watch, watch (stealthily), lie in wait
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to behold, observe
1a2) to regard
1a3) to watch, watch (stealthily), lie in wait
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | behold (5), see (4), perceiveth (1), looketh (1), regard (1), look (1), wait (1), observe (1), observed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | i watch them (1), i behold him (1), longer see me (1), can see (1), behold him (1), will see me (1), notices (1), he sings (1), can see him (1), gaze (1), take note of it (1), see him (1), and 3 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Shur, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 23:9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
- Numbers 24:17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Job
- Job 7:8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.
- Job 17:15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
- Job 20:9The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
- Job 24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
- Job 33:14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
- Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
- Job 35:5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.
- Job 35:13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
- Job 35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
Hosea
- Hosea 13:7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
- Hosea 14:8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
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).