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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)


  • 1 Samuel 5:9 - And it was so that after they had carried it about the hand of the LORD of the city destruction and great with a very and he smote of the city both small and great in their secret parts

  • 1 Samuel 5:11 - Send away and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said Send away the ark of God of Israel and let it go again to his own place that it slay us not and our people destruction for there was a deadly throughout all the city heavy was very the hand of God

  • 1 Samuel 5:12 - that died not were smitten went up and the cry of the city to heaven

  • 1 Samuel 6:18 - mice And the golden according to the number cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords cities both of fenced villages and of country stone of Abel even unto the great whereon they set down the ark of the LORD which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Bethshemite

  • 1 Samuel 7:14 - were restored And the cities had taken of the Philistines between Israel between Israel from Ekron even unto Gath and the coasts deliver between Israel out of the hands of the Philistines And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites

  • 1 Samuel 8:22 - said And the LORD And Samuel Hearken unto their voice and make them a king said And Samuel ye every man of Israel ye every man unto his city

  • 1 Samuel 9:6 - And he said a man of God unto him Behold now there is in this city a man and he is an honourable all that he saith cometh cometh that we should go thither peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go

  • 1 Samuel 9:10 - said Saul to his servant Well Then said unto the city where the man of God

  • 1 Samuel 9:11 - And as they went up the hill to the city they found young maidens going out to draw water and said unto them Is the seer

  • 1 Samuel 9:12 - And they answered them and said He is behold he is before you make haste to day now for he came to the city for there is a sacrifice to day of the people in the high place

  • 1 Samuel 9:13 - As soon as ye be come into the city ye shall straightway find Now therefore get you up to the high place they eat they eat for the people As soon as ye be come because he doth bless the sacrifice and afterwards ye shall straightway they eat that be bidden Now therefore get you up for about this time find

  • 1 Samuel 9:14 - And they went up into the city and when they were come into into the city behold Samuel came out against And they went up to the high place

  • 1 Samuel 9:25 - And when they were come down from the high place into the city Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house

  • 1 Samuel 9:27 - And as they were going down to the end of the city Samuel Bid to Saul Bid the servant pass on before pass on but stand thou still a while that I may shew thee the word of God

  • 1 Samuel 10:5 - After and it shall come to pass when thou art come thither to the hill of God where is the garrison of the Philistines and it shall come to pass when thou art come thither to the city that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place before with a psaltery and a tabret and a pipe and a harp them and they shall prophesy

  • 1 Samuel 15:5 - came And Saul to a city of Amalek and laid wait in the valley

  • 1 Samuel 16:4 - did And Samuel spake that which the LORD Comest to Bethlehem trembled And the elders of the town and said thou peaceably Comest

  • 1 Samuel 18:6 - And it came to pass as they came was returned when David from the slaughter of the Philistine came out that the women of all cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet Saul king with tabrets with joy and with instruments

  • 1 Samuel 20:6 - at all at all If thy father me then say asked asked David leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city sacrifice for there is a yearly there for all the family

  • 1 Samuel 20:29 - And he said Let me go hath a sacrifice I pray thee for our family in the city he hath commanded and my brother me to be there and now if I have found favour in thine eyes let me get away I pray thee and see and my brother Therefore he cometh table not unto the king's