קִירQîyr

קִיר: proper name [of a location]: in proper name [of a location] of Moabite cities

Pronunciation: keer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7024

Meanings

1. possibly Rabba, south of Arnon (Isaiah 15:1)

2. perhaps Kerak, south of Rabba (Jeremiah 48:31; Jeremiah 48:36; Isaiah 16:11)

קִיר: proper name [of a territory or people]: original house of Aram (Amos 9:7; Amos 1:5; 2 Kings 16:9; Isaiah 22:6; Isaiah 22:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Kings 16:9 So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin.
  • Isaiah 15:1 This message came to me concerning Moab: In one night the town of Ar will be leveled, and the city of Kir will be destroyed.
  • Isaiah 22:6 Elamites are the archers, with their chariots and charioteers. The men of Kir hold up the shields.
  • Amos 1:5 I will break down the gates of Damascus and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven. I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden, and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,” says the Lord.
  • Amos 9:7 “Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians?” asks the Lord. “I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and led the Arameans out of Kir.

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).