Strong's Lexicon

H7788

H7788 — שׁוּר

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

Hebrewshuwrverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2353

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7788
Word:	שׁוּר
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	shuwr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shoor
Meaning:	1. (properly) to turn, i.e. travel about (as a harlot or a merchant)
KJV Renderings:	go, singular See also H7891.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8562

I. [שׁוּר] verb perhaps travel, journey (Assyrian šâru , pass along, take one's way, Arabic [untranscribed source text 5466] ( [untranscribed source text 5467]) go, pass along, journey, [untranscribed source text 5468] caravan, Palmyrene שירתא Lzb³⁷⁵ SAC¹¹³ Cooke²⁷¹, Syriac [untranscribed source text 5469] (? Arabic loan-word, Frä¹⁸⁰)); —

Qal Imperfect 2 feminine singular וַתָּשֻׁרִי לַמֶּלֶךְ בַּשֶּׁמֶן Isa 57:9 and thou (the apostate faction) didst journey to (the god) Melek with (thine) oil, i.e. bring, offer it (Che Marti read וַתָּסֻכִי). Participle feminine plural שָׁרוֺתַיִךְ Ezek 27:25 ships of Tarshish were thy travellers (i.e. traders), but improbable; Krae שָׁרוֺת לָךְ בְּ journey for thee with thy wares; Toy רֹכְלַיִךְ בְּ; Co ֵשׁרְתוּךְ served thee.

Other Resources

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