Hebrew · H5892, H1419

עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה

A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent

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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 )

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גָּדוֹל H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent

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What does עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה (ir-gedolah) mean in the Bible?

עִיר · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great city".

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What does עִיר · גָּדוֹל mean in the Bible?

עִיר · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great city".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5892, H1419?

H5892, H1419 is connected to 1,625 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. great city

Strong's H5892, H1419

Lexical occurrences 1,625 verses

Source Gloss

great city

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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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