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)


  • Psalms 48:8 - As we have heard so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts in the city God God will establish it for ever Selah

  • Psalms 55:9 - Destroy O Lord and divide their tongues for I have seen violence and strife in the city

  • Psalms 59:6 - They return at evening they make a noise like a dog and go round about the city

  • Psalms 59:14 - let them return And at evening and let them make a noise like a dog and go round about the city

  • Psalms 60:9 - Who will bring city me into the strong who will lead me into Edom

  • Psalms 69:35 - For God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah that they may dwell there and have it in possession

  • Psalms 72:16 - There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains thereof shall shake like Lebanon the fruit shall flourish and they of the city like grass in the earth

  • Psalms 87:3 - Glorious things are spoken of thee O city of God Selah

  • Psalms 101:8 - I will early destroy all the wicked of the land that I may cut off from the city of the LORD doers all wicked

  • Psalms 107:4 - They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way no city to dwell they found

  • Psalms 107:7 - And he led them forth way by the right to a city of habitation

  • Psalms 107:36 - to dwell And there he maketh the hungry that they may prepare a city for habitation

  • Psalms 108:10 - Who will bring city me into the strong who will lead me into Edom

  • Psalms 122:3 - Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together

  • Psalms 127:1 - Except the LORD build the house but in vain they labour build Except the LORD keep the city but in vain waketh keep

  • Ruth 1:19 - So they two And it came to pass when they were come to Bethlehem And it came to pass when they were come to Bethlehem was moved that all the city about them and they said Is this Naomi

  • Ruth 2:18 - And she took it up and went into the city saw and her mother in law what she had gleaned and she brought forth and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed

  • Ruth 3:15 - Also he said Bring the vail it And when she held it And when she held it he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her and she went into the city

  • Ruth 4:2 - And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said Sit ye down Sit ye down

  • Song of Solomon 3:2 - I will rise now and go about the city in the streets and in the broad ways I sought loveth him whom my soul I sought him but I found