לַ/גֵּ֨ר
𐤋/𐤂𐤓
lager
to the sojourner
or (fully) geyr (gare); from גּוּר; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner; alien, sojourner, stranger.
Deuteronomy 14:21 · Word #5
Lexicon H1616
| Lemma | גֵּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤓 |
| Transliteration | gêr |
| Strong's | H1616 |
| In-context | to the sojourner |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1616-10
for the sojourning-guest
| Root | גור (g-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to sojourn, dwell temporarily, reside as a foreigner, seek lodging |
| Semantic Range | resident alien, protected foreigner, temporary settler, dependent outsider dwelling among Israelites |
| Conceptual Significance | The גֵּר occupies a distinct legal and theological category in Israel’s covenant life—an outsider who dwells among the people and is granted protection and justice. The Torah repeatedly commands care and equity "for the sojourning-guest," grounding Israel’s ethics in their own history as sojourners in Egypt. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל ("to/for") with assimilated definite article ("the") + noun גֵּר, common masculine singular absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גֵּר derives from the root גור, "to sojourn" or "reside temporarily." Rendering it as "sojourning-guest" preserves the verbal sense of one who dwells temporarily among a people. The prefixed לַ indicates "for/to the," with the definite article assimilated, and the noun is masculine singular absolute, reflected in the singular "guest." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גור (to sojourn, dwell temporarily, reside as a foreigner, seek lodging)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1481-01 |
agur | Agur (Sojourner) |
H1481-02 |
agurah | Let me sojourn as a guest |
H1616-01 |
bager | in the sojourning guest |
Word Usage (92 occurrences of H1616)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:13 | גֵ֣ר | ger | stranger |
| Genesis 23:4 | גֵּר | ger | stranger |
| Exodus 2:22 | גֵּ֣ר | ger | A sojourner |