Strong's H5892: עִיר (ʻîyr) Definition
- Strong's number
- H5892
- Lemma
- עִיר
- Transliteration
- ʻîyr
- Pronunciation
- eer
- Strong's definition
- a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר)
2 Samuel 6:10 - would So David not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city So David carried it aside So David into the house of Obededom the Gittite
2 Samuel 6:12 - And it was told king David saying hath blessed The LORD from the house of Obededom and all that pertaineth unto him because of the ark of God David and brought up and all that pertaineth unto him because of the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city David with gladness
2 Samuel 6:16 - And as the ark of the LORD came into the city David Michal daughter Saul's looked through a window and saw king David leaping and dancing before of the LORD and she despised him in her heart
2 Samuel 8:8 - And from Betah and from Berothai cities of Hadadezer took king David brass much exceeding
2 Samuel 10:3 - said And the princes of the children of Ammon unto Hanun their lord doth honour thou that David thy father Thinkest rather sent comforters unto thee to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow rather sent thou that David his servants
2 Samuel 10:12 - Be of good courage Be of good courage for our people and for the cities of our God and the LORD do him good that which seemeth
2 Samuel 10:14 - And when the children of Ammon saw then fled that the Syrians then fled they also before Abishai and came into the city returned So Joab And when the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 11:16 - observed And it came to pass when Joab the city that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant
2 Samuel 11:17 - went out And the men of the city and fought with Joab and there fell some of the people of the servants of David died and Uriah the Hittite
2 Samuel 11:20 - arise wrath And if so be that the king's and he say unto thee Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall
2 Samuel 11:25 - Thus shalt thou say Then David unto the messenger Thus shalt thou say unto Joab displease Let not this thing one as well as another devoureth thee for the sword it and encourage make thy battle against the city and overthrow it and encourage
2 Samuel 12:1 - sent And the LORD Nathan unto David And he came unto him and said unto him There were two men city and the other and the other rich and the other poor
2 Samuel 12:26 - fought And Joab against Rabbah of the children of Ammon and took city the royal
2 Samuel 12:27 - sent And Joab messengers to David and said I have fought against Rabbah and have taken the city of waters
2 Samuel 12:28 - Now therefore gather the rest of the people and encamp against the city and take and take against the city and it be called after my name
2 Samuel 12:30 - And he took crown their king's from off his head the weight whereof was a talent of gold stones with the precious from off his head and it was set on David's the spoil of the city And he brought forth abundance in great
2 Samuel 12:31 - and all the people And he brought forth that were therein and put them under saws and under harrows of iron and under axes of iron and made them pass through the brickkiln and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon returned So David and all the people unto Jerusalem
2 Samuel 15:2 - rose up early And Absalom and stood beside the way of the gate and it was so that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment called And Absalom art thou And he said Of what city art thou And he said is of one of the tribes of Israel Thy servant
2 Samuel 15:12 - sent And Absalom for Ahithophel the Gilonite counsellor David's from his city even from Giloh while he offered sacrifices And the conspiracy was strong for the people continually increased And Absalom
2 Samuel 15:14 - said And David unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem Arise and let us flee for we shall not else escape from Absalom make speed make speed lest he overtake and bring evil upon us and smite the city with the edge of the sword