What does עוּר · ἐγείρω mean in the Bible?
עוּר · ἐγείρω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to awake, arise, stir up".
Hebrew · H5782, G1453
Ur
To wake (literally or figuratively) · to arise
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עוּרH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationur
Ranges from physical awakening to spiritual/emotional rousing; often divine action stirring people to action or awareness
Open lexicon entry →ἐγείρωG1453to arise
Pronunciationegeírō
To raise from death; NT's dominant use for resurrection, especially Christ's resurrection from the dead.
Open lexicon entry →What does ur (ur) mean in the Bible?
עוּר · ἐγείρω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to awake, arise, stir up".
Full entry for ur (H5782, G1453) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5782, G1453?
H5782, G1453 is connected to 80 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to awake, arise, stir up
Source Gloss
to awake, arise, stir up
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 groups5Aligned forms59
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense14×
Sequential imperfectHab 2:19 · Isa 51:9 · Isa 52:1 · Judg 5:12 · Song 4:16 · Zech 13:712×
Participle activeMal 2:12 · Song 5:22×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action24×
ImperfectDan 11:2 · Deut 32:11 · Isa 42:13 · Isa 50:4 · Job 8:6 · Ps 78:38 · Song 2:7 · Song 3:5 · Song 8:410×
Perfect2Chr 36:22 · Ezra 1:1 · Ezra 1:5 · Isa 41:2 · Jer 51:11 · Isa 41:256×
Participle activeEzek 23:22 · Hos 7:4 · Isa 13:17 · Jer 50:9 · Jer 51:15×
CohortativePs 57:9 · Ps 108:32×
Sequential imperfectJoel 4:91×
Polel10×
ImperfectSong 2:7 · Song 3:5 · Song 8:4 · Isa 15:5 · Prov 10:125×
Perfect1Chr 11:11 · 1Chr 11:20 · 2Sam 23:18 · Isa 14:94×
Infinitive constructJob 3:81×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action7×
ImperfectJer 6:22 · Jer 25:32 · Zech 4:1 · Jer 50:41 · Job 14:125×
JussiveJoel 4:121×
PerfectZech 2:171×
Hithpolel4×
Sequential imperfectIsa 51:172×
Participle activeIsa 64:61×
ImperfectJob 17:81×
Word Origins
ur is a primitive root - no further derivation.