הַ/גֵּר֙
𐤄/𐤂𐤓
hager
the alien
or (fully) geyr (gare); from גּוּר; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner; alien, sojourner, stranger.
Leviticus 17:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H1616
| Lemma | גֵּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤓 |
| Transliteration | gêr |
| Strong's | H1616 |
| In-context | the alien |
Morphology HTd/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 H1616-05
the sojourning resident
| Root | גור (g-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to sojourn, reside temporarily, dwell as an outsider, seek shelter |
| Semantic Range | resident alien, protected foreigner, immigrant, temporary dweller, one living outside his ancestral land among another people |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical text, the גֵּר is a non-native resident who lives among Israel without land inheritance, placing him in a vulnerable social position. The Torah repeatedly commands justice, provision, and love toward "the sojourning resident," grounding Israel’s ethics in their own history of sojourning in Egypt. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). The form is singular and definite: "the gēr." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גֵּר derives from the root גור, "to sojourn" or "to reside temporarily." Rendering it as "the sojourning resident" preserves the verbal sense of dwelling as an outsider while reflecting the definite article ("the") and the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology (Ncmsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גור (to sojourn, reside temporarily, dwell as an outsider, seek shelter)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1481-03 |
agur | Agur (Sojourner) |
H1481-04 |
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 |