Hebrew · H1481, H7451

גּוּר

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 ) · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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גּוּר H1481 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 )

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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Pronunciation ra

Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.

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What does גּוּר (yəḡurəḵā) mean in the Bible?

גּוּר · רַע: Fundamental disorientation: stranger in unfamiliar place becomes root for both sojourning and fear.

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What does גּוּר · רַע mean in the Bible?

גּוּר · רַע: Fundamental disorientation: stranger in unfamiliar place becomes root for both sojourning and fear.

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1481, H7451?

H1481, H7451 is connected to 764 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Presence

Hebrew phrase. Fundamental disorientation: stranger in unfamiliar place becomes root for both sojourning and fear.

Strong's H1481, H7451

Lexical occurrences 764 verses Word forms 2 forms 49 references Study link Psalm 5:4–7

Source Gloss

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 )

Extended definition

Fundamental disorientation: stranger in unfamiliar place becomes root for both sojourning and fear.

abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, � surely.

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 groups 2 Aligned forms 49

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 47×

Imperfect Exod 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 41:17 25×