BDB9410
[גִּיר] noun [masculine] chalk, plaster (so ᵑ7 ; Biblical Hebrew once, p. 162); — emphatic גִּירָא Dan 5:5.
[גַּלְגַּל] see גלל . below
Strong's Lexicon
H1528
H1528 — גִּיר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1528 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גִּיר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H1615 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | giyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gheer |
| Meaning: | 1. lime |
| KJV Renderings: | plaster. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
גיר (geer)
Isaiah 97:9
- EHCC: of the altar as chalistones