נִירnîyr
the tillable, untilled or fallow ground (Hosea 10:12; Jeremiah 4:3; Proverbs 13:23)
Pronunciation: neer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5215
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Proverbs 13:23 A poor person’s farm may produce much food, but injustice sweeps it all away.
- Jeremiah 4:3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not waste your good seed among thorns.
- Hosea 10:12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’
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).