H1616 — גֵּר (gêr)

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Strong's H1616 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: גֵּר (gêr)

Pronunciation: gare

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or (fully) geyr (gare); from גּוּר (gûwr) [H1481];

Definition: properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

KJV Renderings: alien, sojourner, stranger.

Senses

  1. sojourner
    1. a temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights
    2. of foreigners in Israel, though conceded rights

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G3581 ξένος xénos apparently a primary word foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer host, strange(-r)
G3941 πάροικος pároikos from G3844 and G3624 having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident) foreigner, sojourn, stranger
G4339 προσήλυτος prosḗlytos from the alternate of G4334 an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte") proselyte
H1481 גּוּר gûwr a primitive root properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid) abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.