Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1615 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גִּר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | perhaps from H3564 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | gir |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gheer |
| Meaning: | 1. lime (from being burned in a kiln) |
| KJV Renderings: | chalk(-stone). |
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גִּר noun [masculine] chalk, lime (perhaps Aramaic loan-word compare Frä9 ; Aramaic (also Biblical Aramaic) גִּיר [untranscribed source text 894]; Arabic [untranscribed source text 895] is loan-word Fräl.c.) — מִזְבֵּחַ כְּאַבְנֵי גִר Isa 27:9.
[גִּיר] noun [masculine] chalk, plaster (so ᵑ7 ; Biblical Hebrew once, p. 162); — emphatic גִּירָא Dan 5:5.
[גַּלְגַּל] see גלל . below
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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