גֵּ֖ר
𐤂𐤓
ger
a stranger
or (fully) geyr (gare); from גּוּר; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner; alien, sojourner, stranger.
Leviticus 19:33 · Word #4
Lexicon H1616
| Lemma | גֵּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤓 |
| Transliteration | gêr |
| Strong's | H1616 |
| In-context | a stranger |
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 H1616-01
a resident-sojourner
| Root | גור (g-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to sojourn, reside temporarily, dwell as an outsider, seek shelter |
| Semantic Range | temporary resident, immigrant, protected foreigner, dependent outsider, guest under hospitality laws |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical text, the גֵּר is a non-native who lives among Israel yet lacks land inheritance and kinship protection. The Torah repeatedly commands care, justice, and love toward the גֵּר, grounding this ethic in Israel’s own history as sojourners in Egypt, making the term central to covenantal ethics and social justice. |
| Morphological Notes | Common 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 Rationale | The 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
H1481-01 |
agur | Agur (Sojourner) |
H1628-01 |
begerut | in the sojourning of |
|
begur | in Dwelling-of-Baal |
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 |