Strong's Lexicon

H5214

H5214 — נִיר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewniyrverbOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1360

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5214
Word:נִיר
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a root probably identical with that of H5216, through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:niyr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:neer
Meaning:1. to till the soil
KJV Renderings:break up.

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I. [נִיר] verb break up, freshly till; —

Qal Imperative masculine plural נִ֫ירוּ, with accusative of cognate meaning with verb נִיר Hos 10:12; Jer 4:3.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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