גִּר
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H1615
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
chalk tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
גִּר: chalk, lime tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.[m.] chalk, lime (perhaps Aramaic loanword cf. Frä9; Aramaic (also Biblical Aramaic) גִּיר, ܓܺܪܳܐ; Arabic جِيرٌ is loan-wd.Fräl.c.)—מִזְבֵּחַ כְּאַבְנֵי גִר Is 27:9.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (16 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (11 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: of chalk (1).
In the verses
לָכֵ֗ן בְּזֹאת֙ יְכֻפַּ֣ר עֲוֺֽן־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְזֶ֕ה כָּל־פְּרִ֖י הָסִ֣ר חַטָּאת֑וֹ בְּשׂוּמ֣וֹ ׀ כָּל־אַבְנֵ֣י מִזְבֵּ֗חַ כְּאַבְנֵי־גִר֙ מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת לֹֽא־יָקֻ֥מוּ אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְחַמָּנִֽים׃
Word for word: therefore by this it.will.be.atoned.for the.iniquity of.Jacob and this [is].all the.fruit of.the.removing its.sin his when makes he all [the].stones of.[the].altar like stones of.chalk pulverized not they.will.stand Asherah.poles and incense.altars
JPS 1917: Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be expiated, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more.
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