What does גֵּר · προσήλυτος mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · προσήλυτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "resident foreigner within Israel".
Hebrew · H1616, G4339
גֵּר
Properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner · proselyte
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גֵּר H1616 properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
Pronunciation gēr
Resident alien with limited rights; vulnerable person requiring legal protection and covenantal care
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προσήλυτος G4339 proselyte
Pronunciation prosḗlytos
A non-Jewish convert to Judaism, literarily one who has "arrived" at the faith community.
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What does גֵּר (ger) mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · προσήλυτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "resident foreigner within Israel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1616, G4339?
H1616, G4339 is connected to 92 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. resident foreigner within Israel
Strong's H1616, G4339
Lexical occurrences 92 verses Source Gloss
resident foreigner within Israel
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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