Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

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)

933 instances of the word עִיר ʻîyr (H5892)


  • Joshua 6:4 - And seven and the priests shall bear And seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark day and the seventh ye shall compass the city And seven times and the priests shall blow trumpets

  • Joshua 6:5 - And it shall come to pass that when they make a long horn blast with the ram's and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet shall shout all the people shout with a great shall fall down and the wall of the city flat shall ascend up all the people every man

  • Joshua 6:7 - And he said unto the people Pass on and compass the city and let him that is armed Pass on before the ark of the LORD

  • Joshua 6:11 - compassed So the ark of the LORD the city going about it once and they came in the camp and lodged in the camp

  • Joshua 6:14 - they compassed the city day And the second once and returned into the camp so they did six day

  • Joshua 6:15 - day And it came to pass on the seventh that they rose early about the dawning of the day and compassed the city after the same manner seven times day and compassed the city seven times

  • Joshua 6:16 - time And it came to pass at the seventh blew when the priests with the trumpets said Joshua unto the people Shout hath given for the LORD you the city

  • Joshua 6:17 - And the city shall be accursed even it and all that are therein to the LORD only Rahab the harlot shall live she and all that are with her in the house because she hid the messengers that we sent

  • Joshua 6:20 - shouted So the people when the priests blew of the trumpet heard So the people the sound of the trumpet shouted So the people shout with a great fell down flat that the wall went up So the people into the city every man straight before him and they took into the city

  • Joshua 6:21 - And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city both man and woman young and old and ox and sheep and ass with the edge of the sword

  • Joshua 6:24 - the city And they burnt with fire and all that was therein only the silver and the gold and the vessels of brass and of iron they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD

  • Joshua 6:26 - adjured And Joshua them at that time saying Cursed be the man before the LORD that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho thereof in his firstborn he shall lay the foundation and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates

  • Joshua 8:1 - said And the LORD unto Joshua Fear not neither be thou dismayed take all the people of war with thee and arise go up of Ai see I have given into thy hand the king of Ai all the people and his city and his land

  • Joshua 8:2 - And thou shalt do to Ai and her king And thou shalt do unto Jericho and her king only the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves lay thee an ambush for the city behind

  • Joshua 8:4 - And he commanded them saying Behold ye shall lie in wait against the city even behind against the city far against the city not very but be ye all ready

  • Joshua 8:5 - And I and all the people that are with me will approach unto the city and it shall come to pass when they come out against us as at the first that we will flee before

  • Joshua 8:6 - For they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city for they will say They flee before us as at the first They flee before

  • Joshua 8:7 - Then ye shall rise up from the ambush and seize upon the city will deliver for the LORD your God it into your hand

  • Joshua 8:8 - And it shall be when ye have taken the city that ye shall set the city on fire according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do See I have commanded

  • Joshua 8:11 - And all the people even the people of war that were with him went up and drew nigh and came before the city and pitched on the north side between them and Ai now there was a valley between them and Ai