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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - אוּר

אוּר

H218

Transliteration: ʼÛwr

Pronunciation: oor

Definition: Ur


Original: אוּר

Transliteration: 'ûr

Phonetic: oor

BDB Definition:

Ur = "flame"
  1. 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

Origin: the same as H217" class="dictionary-topic-link">H217

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location


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