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גּוּר

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Gur

H1483 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גור to sojourn, to dwell as a resident alien, to reside temporarily

Definition

Gur is a toponym—the name of a place referenced in the Hebrew Bible, specifically as the ascent of Gur. Its precise location is uncertain, but it was situated near Ibleam in the territory of the northern kingdom of Israel. The word itself is derived from a root commonly meaning 'to sojourn' or 'to dwell as a resident alien,' but as a toponym, Gur does not carry this sense directly except possibly by association. The term occurs in a geographical context where a location is being described, and it does not carry other semantic senses in the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

toponym (place name), no further semantic range in biblical usage; related root means to sojourn, reside temporarily, dwell as a foreigner

Root / Etymology

From the root גּוּר (gur), which generally means 'to sojourn, reside as a foreigner, dwell temporarily.' As a proper noun (place name), it may reflect an earlier noun meaning, but the specific toponymic formation is uncertain. It is not unusual in Biblical Hebrew for place names to derive from roots associated with dwelling or habitation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Gur appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, in 2 Kings 9:27, as the 'ascent of Gur.' The context is the flight of Ahaziah, king of Israel, after the assassination of Jehoram. The exact historical location of Gur is unknown, but it is placed by the text near Ibleam, in the Jezreel Valley region. The choice of name might indicate a location associated with residence or settlement, but that connection is speculative. The English rendering 'Gur' is simply a transliteration and does not represent a translation or an attempt to supply meaning. The term has no religious or ethnic connotation in its biblical usage. Gur should be distinguished from common nouns with the same root, which mean 'sojourner' or 'alien resident.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as גּוּר; Gur, a place in Palestine; Gur.

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Root Family

גור (g-w-r) — to sojourn, to dwell as a resident alien, to reside temporarily

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1481 גּוּר I will sojourn
H1482 גּוּר Sojourn!
H1484 גּוֹר his den-dwelling cubs
H1616 גֵּר in the resident-foreigner
H1628 גֵּרוּת in sojourning-of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1483-01 גוּר֙ gur HNp Gur Gur 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1483-01 2 Kings 9:27 גוּר֙ gur HNp Gur Gur
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