What does גֵּר · הָיָה · אֶרֶץ · מִצְרַיִם mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · הָיָה · אֶרֶץ · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner".
Hebrew · H1616, H1961, H776, H4714
גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם
Properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land ) · Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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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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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciation hāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula in Hebrew thought.
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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מִצְרַיִם H4714 Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Pronunciation miṣĕrayim
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What does גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (gerim heyitem be'erets Mitsrayim) mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · הָיָה · אֶרֶץ · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner".
Full entry for גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (H1616, H1961, H776, H4714) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1616, H1961, H776, H4714?
H1616, H1961, H776, H4714 is connected to 6,807 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
Strong's H1616, H1961, H776, H4714
Lexical occurrences 6,807 verses Source Gloss
properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם 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