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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5893. עִיר (Ir) -- City, town</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5893.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_chronicles/7-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5893.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5893</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5892b.htm" title="5892b">◄</a> 5893. Ir <a href="../hebrew/5894.htm" title="5894">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ir: City, town</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עִיר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Iyr<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eer<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(eer)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>City, town<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ir<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עוּר (ʿûr), meaning "to rouse" or "to excite," possibly referring to the bustling activity of a city.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4172 (πόλις, polis) – city, town<p> - G4173 (πολίτης, politēs) – citizen<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "עִיר" (ʿîr) is commonly used in the Old Testament to denote a city or town. It refers to a populated area that is often fortified and serves as a center of administration, commerce, and culture. The term can apply to both large cities and smaller towns, depending on the context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, cities were central to the social, economic, and religious life of the people. They were often strategically located for trade and defense, surrounded by walls for protection against invaders. Cities served as hubs for governance, with gates that functioned as places for legal transactions and public gatherings. The city was also a symbol of human achievement and community, contrasting with the wilderness or rural areas.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5892b.htm">ir</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ir (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> III. <font class="hebrew2">עִיר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> in <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵי ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-12.htm">1 Chronicles 7:12</a>, text dubious, see Be Kau. <p><font class="hebrew2">עיר</font> (√ of following; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb074602.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb074603.gif"> <em>go away, go hither and thither, escape through sprightiliness</em>, whence <img src="/bdbgif/bdb074604.gif"> <em>ass</em>, especially <em>wild ass</em> De<sup>Jb (2), 149</sup> Hom<sup>NS 121-123</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ir <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm">iyr</a>; Ir, an Israelite -- Ir. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm">iyr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עִ֔יר עיר ‘îr Ir<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 7:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְחֻפִּם֙ בְּנֵ֣י <b> עִ֔יר </b> חֻשִׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [were] the sons <span class="itali">of Ir;</span> Hushim<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the children <span class="itali">of Ir,</span> [and] Hushim,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Huppim the sons <span class="itali">of Ir</span> Hushim the son<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5893.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5893.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5893<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ir_5893.htm">‘îr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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