Kir
קִירStrong’s H7024qir
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qir is the Hebrew word usually translated “kir towards”, “kir of” and “kir”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.”
Meaning
- Kir = "wall"
- Mizpeh = "watchtower"
How it's translated
- kir towards 2
- kir of 1
- and kir 1
- from kir 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 2
- Amos 2
- 2 Kings 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
- Isaiah 22:6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
- Amos 1:5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
- Amos 9:7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Hebrew dictionary
קִיר qir · Kir
Kir = "wall" of Moabite cities Another spelling of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)
מִצְפֶּה mitspeh · Mizpeh
Mizpeh = "watchtower" a place in Moab on the east of the Jordan Another name of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.