גֵּ֣ר

𐤂𐤓

ger

a sojourner

or (fully) geyr (gare); from גּוּר; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner; alien, sojourner, stranger.

H1616

Exodus 18:3 · Word #10

Lexicon H1616

Lemmaגֵּר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤓
Transliterationgêr
Strong'sH1616
In-contexta sojourner

Morphology HNcmsa 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 H1616-02

a resident-sojourner

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa); functions as a substantive referring to one individual who resides as a non-native within a community.
Rendering RationaleThe noun גֵּר derives from the root גור, "to sojourn" or "to reside temporarily." The rendering "resident-sojourner" preserves both the sense of dwelling in a place and the temporary, outsider status implied by the root. The morphology (common masculine singular absolute) is reflected in the singular English form.

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Words from Root גור (to sojourn, reside temporarily, dwell as an outsider, seek shelter)

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