What does מוּר mean in the Bible?
מוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "to alter ; by implication, to barter , to dispose of".
Hebrew · H4171
מוּר
To alter ; by implication, to barter , to dispose of
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מוּר H4171
What does מוּר mean in the Bible?
מוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "to alter ; by implication, to barter , to dispose of".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4171?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), They exchanged (2), have exchanged (1), he does make a substitution (1), he does substitute (1).
Where does מוּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 27:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Psalms (3), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 2× Leviticus 27:10, Leviticus 27:33
They exchanged 2× Psalms 106:20, Hosea 4:7
have exchanged 1× Jeremiah 2:11
he does make a substitution 1× Leviticus 27:33
he does substitute 1× Leviticus 27:10
He has changed 1× Micah 2:4
is transformed 1× Psalms 46:2
is unchanged 1× Jeremiah 48:11
make any substitution 1× Leviticus 27:33
or exchange 1× Ezekiel 48:14
or exchange it 1× Leviticus 27:10
revise 1× Psalms 15:4
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 27:10 יָמִ֥יר to or exchange it Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 27:10 הָמֵ֨ר to he does substitute Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Leviticus 27:10 יָמִ֤יר to . . . Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 27:33 יְמִירֶ֑נּוּ to make any substitution Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Leviticus 27:33 הָמֵ֣ר to he does make a substitution Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Leviticus 27:33 יְמִירֶ֔נּוּ to . . . Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 15:4 יָמִֽר׃ to revise Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 46:2 בְּהָמִ֣יר to is transformed Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Psalms 106:20 וַיָּמִ֥ירוּ to They exchanged Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Jeremiah 2:11 הֵמִ֥יר to have exchanged Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 27:10
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Leviticus 6 Psalms 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Micah 1
Source forms
אָמִֽיר׃ 1x ’ā·mîr Hosea 4:7
בְּהָמִ֣יר 1x bə·hā·mîr Psalms 46:2
הֵמִ֥יר 1x hê·mîr Jeremiah 2:11
הָמֵ֨ר 1x hā·mêr Leviticus 27:10
הָמֵ֣ר 1x hā·mêr Leviticus 27:33
וַיָּמִ֥ירוּ 1x way·yā·mî·rū Psalms 106:20
יָמִ֥יר 1x yā·mîr Leviticus 27:10
יָמִ֤יר 1x yā·mîr Leviticus 27:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x Leviticus 27:10, Psalms 15:4, Micah 2:4
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 27:33
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 2x Leviticus 27:10, Leviticus 27:33
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 106:20
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 1x Psalms 46:2
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Hosea 4:7
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 48:14
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 2:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to alter ; by implication, to barter , to dispose of
Source Gloss
to alter ; by implication, to barter , to dispose of
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of BDB: change Usage: × at all, (ex-) change, remove.
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 10
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Imperfect Lev 27:10 · Mic 2:4 · Ps 15:4 · Hos 4:7 5×
Infinitive absolute Lev 27:10 · Lev 27:33 2×
Jussive Ezek 48:14 1×
Perfect Jer 2:11 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Jer 48:11 1×
Word Origins
מוּר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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