H218 — אוּר (ʼÛwr)
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Strong's H218 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: אוּר (ʼÛwr)
Pronunciation: oor
Morphology: n-pr-loc
Name Meaning: Ur = "flame"
Derivation: the same as אוּר (ʼûwr) [H217];
Definition: Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite
KJV Renderings: Ur.
Senses
- city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H217 | אוּר | ʼûwr | from אוֹר (ʼôwr) H215 | flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light) | fire, light. See also אוּרִים (ʼÛwrîym) H224 |
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.
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