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)


  • Numbers 21:3 - hearkened And the LORD to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites and they utterly destroyed them and their cities and he called the name of the place Hormah

  • Numbers 21:25 - took And Israel all these cities dwelt And Israel all these cities of the Amorites in Heshbon and in all the villages

  • Numbers 21:26 - For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites who had fought king of Moab against the former and taken all his land out of his hand even unto Arnon

  • Numbers 21:27 - say Wherefore they that speak in proverbs Come into Heshbon be built and prepared let the city of Sihon

  • Numbers 22:36 - heard And when Balak was come that Balaam he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab coast of Arnon which is in the utmost coast

  • Numbers 24:19 - shall come he that shall have dominion Out of Jacob and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city

  • Numbers 31:10 - all their cities wherein they dwelt and all their goodly castles And they burnt with fire

  • Numbers 32:16 - And they came near unto him and said sheepfolds We will build here for our cattle and cities for our little ones

  • Numbers 32:17 - But we ourselves armed will go ready because the children of Israel until we have brought them unto their place of the inhabitants and our little ones cities in the fenced because of the inhabitants of the land

  • Numbers 32:24 - Build you cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep that which hath proceeded out of your mouth and do

  • Numbers 32:26 - Our little ones our wives our flocks and all our cattle shall be there in the cities of Gilead

  • Numbers 32:33 - gave And Moses and to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben and unto half the tribe of Manasseh and to the children of Joseph and the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan of the country even the cities thereof in the coasts even the cities of the country round about

  • Numbers 32:36 - And Bethnimrah and Bethharan cities fenced and folds for sheep

  • Numbers 32:38 - And Nebo and Baalmeon their names and Shibmah and gave their names their names unto the cities which they builded

  • Numbers 35:2 - Command the children of Israel and ye shall give also unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in suburbs cities round about and ye shall give also unto the Levites

  • Numbers 35:3 - And the cities shall they have to dwell in and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle and for their goods and for all their beasts

  • Numbers 35:4 - And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites shall reach from the wall of the cities and outward a thousand cubits round about

  • Numbers 35:5 - And ye shall measure from without and the city side on the east two thousand cubits side and on the south two thousand cubits side and on the west two thousand cubits side and on the north two thousand cubits and the city shall be in the midst this shall be to them the suburbs and the city

  • Numbers 35:6 - And among the cities thither and to them ye shall add unto the Levites there shall be six And among the cities for refuge thither and to them ye shall add that he may flee for the manslayer thither and to them ye shall add forty and two And among the cities

  • Numbers 35:7 - So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight So all the cities them shall ye give with their suburbs