גּוּרgûwr

גּוּר: sojourn

Pronunciation: goor · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1481

Meanings

Qal

1. sojourn, dwell for a (definite or indefinite) time, dwell as a new-comer (compare גֵּר) without original rights (Genesis 19:9; Deuteronomy 18:6; Judges 17:7)

2. abide, nearly or quite = dwell (Jeremiah 43:5; Lamentations 4:15; Jeremiah 49:18)

Hithpolel: seek hospitality with (1 Kings 17:20; Hosea 7:14)

גּוּר: stir up strife, quarrel

Qal

1. stir up strife (Isaiah 54:14; Psalms 56:7; Psalms 59:4)

2. quarrel (Isaiah 54:15)

Hithpolel: they excite themselves, but unlikely; see גדד (Hosea 7:14)

גּוּר: dread

Qal

1. be afraid of (Numbers 22:3; Deuteronomy 1:17; 1 Samuel 18:15)

2. stand in awe (Psalms 22:24; Psalms 33:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 97 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 12:10 At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
  • Genesis 19:9 “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.
  • Genesis 20:1 Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner,
  • Genesis 21:23 “Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”
  • Genesis 21:34 And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.
  • Genesis 26:3 Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).