What does גּוּר · παροικέω mean in the Bible?
גּוּר · παροικέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to dwell temporarily or live as a foreign resident".
Hebrew · H1481, G3939
גוּר
Properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink , fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid ) · be a stranger
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גּוּרH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink , fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid )
παροικέωG3939be a stranger
Pronunciationparoikéō
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גּוּר · παροικέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to dwell temporarily or live as a foreign resident".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1481, G3939?
H1481, G3939 is connected to 98 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to dwell temporarily or live as a foreign resident
Source Gloss
to dwell temporarily or live as a foreign resident
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms49
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense47×
ImperfectExod 12:48 · Ezek 14:7 · Isa 33:14 · Isa 54:15 · Jer 49:18 · Jer 49:33 · Jer 50:40 · Judg 5:17 · Lev 17:8 · Lev 19:33 · Num 9:14 · Num 15:14 · Ps 15:1 · Hos 10:5 · Isa 16:4 · Job 41:1725×
Participle active2Sam 4:3 · Deut 18:6 · Ezra 1:4 · Isa 5:17 · Isa 54:15 · Jer 35:7 · Job 19:15 · Job 28:4 · Judg 17:7 · Judg 19:1 · Judg 19:1611×
PerfectEzek 47:23 · Gen 35:27 · Ps 105:23 · Gen 32:5 · Ps 120:5 · Exod 6:4 · Gen 21:237×
Sequential imperfectGen 26:3 · Job 19:292×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 54:151×
CohortativePs 61:51×
Hithpolel2×
Participle active1Kgs 17:201×
ImperfectHos 7:141×
Word Origins
גוּר is a primitive root - no further derivation.