What does אִישׁ · זוּר mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · זוּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
Hebrew · H376, H2114
לְאִישׁ זָר
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner , strange , profane ; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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זוּר H2114 to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner , strange , profane ; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
Pronunciation zar
Fundamental sense of turning aside or away creates spectrum: spatial alienation (foreigner) through moral estrangement (adultery, profaneness).
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What does לְאִישׁ זָר (le-ish zar) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · זוּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H2114?
H376, H2114 is connected to 2,264 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Strong's H376, H2114
Lexical occurrences 2,264 verses Source Gloss
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לְאִישׁ זָר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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