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קִיר

A wall (as built in a trench )

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קִירH7023

What does קִיר mean in the Bible?

קִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a wall (as built in a trench )".

Full entry for קִיר (H7023) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does קִיר mean in the Bible?

קִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a wall (as built in a trench )".

How does the BSB render H7023?

The BSB source-word alignment has 74 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the wall (16), . . . (6), the walls (5), through the wall (5), - (4).

Where does קִיר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (25), 1 Kings (13), 1 Samuel (6), Leviticus (5).

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
the wall16×Numbers 22:25, 1 Samuel 19:10, 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 20:2
. . .6×2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 16:11, 2 Kings 4:10
the walls5×1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Chronicles 29:4, 2 Chronicles 3:7
through the wall5×Ezekiel 8:8, Ezekiel 12:5, Ezekiel 12:7, Ezekiel 12:12
-4×1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Samuel 25:34, 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 21:21
wall4×1 Kings 6:27, Psalms 62:3, Ezekiel 4:3, Ezekiel 41:9
on the walls3×Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39, Ezekiel 41:25
walls3×1 Kings 6:6, 1 Kings 6:15, 2 Chronicles 3:7
from the wall2×Numbers 35:4, Habakkuk 2:11
in the wall2×1 Kings 4:33, Ezekiel 8:7
the side2×Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9
the sides2×Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26
to the wall2×1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 19:10
against a wall1×Isaiah 25:4
against the wall1×Ezekiel 13:15
and sides1×Ezekiel 41:22
and the wall1×Ezekiel 41:12
by the wall1×1 Samuel 20:25
ceiling1×1 Kings 6:16
down the walls1×Isaiah 22:5
it1×Numbers 22:25
Oh, the pain1×Jeremiah 4:19
on the wall1×Ezekiel 41:20
one wall1×1 Kings 6:27
the city walls1×Ezekiel 33:30
the surface of the wall1×Leviticus 14:37
was built into the wall1×Joshua 2:15
when the wall1×Ezekiel 13:12
with its walls1×Ezekiel 41:13
with only a wall1×Ezekiel 43:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:3קִירֹתָ֛יוtothe sidesNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 37:26קִירֹתָ֛יוtothe sidesNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 1:15קִ֥ירtothe sideNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 5:9קִ֣ירtothe sideNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 14:37בְּקִירֹ֣תtoon the wallsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructLeviticus 14:37הַקִּֽיר׃tothe surface of the wallArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:39בְּקִירֹ֥תtoon the wallsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructNumbers 22:25הַקִּ֔ירtothe wallArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 22:25הַקִּ֑ירtoitArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 35:4מִקִּ֤ירtofrom the wallPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 30:3
Aligned rows74
Books represented16
Exodus2Leviticus5Numbers3Joshua11 Samuel62 Samuel11 Kings132 Kings41 Chronicles22 Chronicles4Psalms1Isaiah4Jeremiah1Ezekiel25Amos1Habakkuk1
Source forms
הַקִּ֔יר5xhaq·qîrNumbers 22:25, 1 Samuel 20:25, Ezekiel 13:15, Ezekiel 23:14
הַקִּ֑יר4xhaq·qîrNumbers 22:25, 2 Kings 20:2, Isaiah 38:2, Ezekiel 13:12
בְּקִ֔יר3xbə·qîr1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8
בַּקִּ֔יר3xbaq·qîr1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 8:8, Ezekiel 13:15
בַקִּ֑יר2xḇaq·qîrEzekiel 8:8, Ezekiel 12:5
בַּקִּ֑יר2xbaq·qîr1 Samuel 19:10, 1 Kings 4:33
בְּקִֽיר׃2xbə·qîr1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Samuel 25:34
הַקִּ֨יר2xhaq·qîrEzekiel 13:14, Ezekiel 41:17
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular15xLeviticus 14:37, Numbers 22:25, 1 Samuel 20:25, 2 Kings 9:33
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular12x1 Samuel 19:10, 1 Kings 4:33, 1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 8:7
Noun - masculine plural construct6x1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Chronicles 29:4
Noun - masculine singular6x2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Kings 4:10, 1 Chronicles 14:1, Isaiah 22:5
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular6x1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Samuel 25:34, 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 16:11
Noun - masculine singular construct5xLeviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, 1 Kings 6:5, Ezekiel 4:3
Article | Noun - masculine plural3x1 Kings 6:16, 2 Chronicles 3:7, Ezekiel 33:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct3xLeviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39, 1 Kings 6:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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