Lexicon :: Strong's H1615 - gir

גִּר
Transliteration
gir
Pronunciation
gheer
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from כּוּר (H3564)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 347a

Strong’s Definitions

גִּר gir, gheer; perhaps from H3564; lime (from being burned in a kiln):—chalk(-stone).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H1615 in the following manner: chalkstone (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H1615 in the following manner: chalkstone (1x).

  1. chalk, lime

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גִּר gir, gheer; perhaps from H3564; lime (from being burned in a kiln):—chalk(-stone).
STRONGS H1615: Abbreviations
† גִּר noun [masculine] chalk, lime (perhaps Aramaic loan-word compare Frä9; Aramaic (also Biblical Aramaic H1528) גִּיר ; Arabic is loan-word Fräl.c.) — מִזְבֵּחַ כְּאַבְנֵי גִר Isaiah 27:9.
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Isaiah

27:9