What does גִּר (gir) mean in the Bible?
גִּר (gir): Burned residue transformed by intense heat; used for whitewashing and purification in ancient Israelite construction practice
Hebrew · H1615
גִּר
Lime (from being burned in a kiln)
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גִּר H1615
Pronunciation gir
What does גִּר (gir) mean in the Bible?
גִּר (gir): Burned residue transformed by intense heat; used for whitewashing and purification in ancient Israelite construction practice
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How does the BSB render H1615?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include bits of chalk (1).
Where does גִּר (gir) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 27:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It bits of chalk 1× Isaiah 27:9
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First aligned row Isaiah 27:9
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
גִר֙ 1x ḡir Isaiah 27:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 27:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Burned residue transformed by intense heat; used for whitewashing and purification in ancient Israelite construction practice
Source Gloss
lime (from being burned in a kiln)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Burned residue transformed by intense heat; used for whitewashing and purification in ancient Israelite construction practice
lime (from being burned in a kiln) BDB: chalk Usage: chalk(-stone).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גִּר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain