What does עִיר · חוֹמָה mean in the Bible?
עִיר · חוֹמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city with a wall, fortified city".
Hebrew · H5892, H2346
עִיר חוֹמָה
A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · a wall of protection
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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 )
חוֹמָה H2346 a wall of protection
Pronunciation ḥwōmāh
Walls function as both literal fortifications and metaphors for divine protection in covenantal contexts
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What does עִיר חוֹמָה (ʿîr ḥômâ) mean in the Bible?
עִיר · חוֹמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city with a wall, fortified city".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5892, H2346?
H5892, H2346 is connected to 1,228 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city with a wall, fortified city
Strong's H5892, H2346
Lexical occurrences 1,228 verses Source Gloss
city with a wall, fortified city
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִיר חוֹמָה 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