What does עִיר · πόλις mean in the Bible?
עִיר · πόλις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city or urban center".
Hebrew · H5892, G4172
עִיר
A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
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עִיר H5892 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
πόλις G4172 a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Pronunciation pólis
A fortified urban center distinct from villages and countryside, often metonymously representing its inhabitants.
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What does עִיר (ir) mean in the Bible?
עִיר · πόλις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city or urban center".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5892, G4172?
H5892, G4172 is connected to 1,095 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city or urban center
Strong's H5892, G4172
Lexical occurrences 1,095 verses Source Gloss
city or urban center
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִיר 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