Wall
שׁוּרStrong’s H7792shur
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shur is the Aramaic word usually translated “walls the”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.”
Meaning
- Wall
How it's translated
- and walls the 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 4:13Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
- Ezra 4:16We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Aramaic dictionary
שׁוּר shur · wall
wall Aramaic of shur (שׁוּר "wall" H7791A)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wall” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WALL, noun
[Latin, stake, post, probably originally a fence of stakes, a palisade or stockade; the first rude fortification of uncivilized men.]
- A work or structure of stone, brick or other materials, raised to some highth, and intended for a defense or security.
- Walls, in the plural, is used for fortifications in general; works for defense.
- A defense; means of security or protection. 1 Samuel 25:16
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.