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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: 5214. נִיר (nir) -- Fallow ground, freshly plowed field</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5214.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/jeremiah/4-3.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/5214.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> > 5214</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/5213.htm" title="5213">◄</a> 5214. nir <a href="../hebrew/5215.htm" title="5215">►</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">nir: Fallow ground, freshly plowed field</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נִיר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>niyr<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>neer<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(neer)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Fallow ground, freshly plowed field<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to till the soil<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the root נוּר (nur), which means "to break up" or "to freshly till."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "nir," the concept of spiritual preparation and readiness can be found in Greek terms related to repentance and renewal, such as μετάνοια (metanoia, Strong's G3341), meaning "repentance."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "nir" refers to land that has been plowed and prepared for sowing but has not yet been sown. It is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe a state of readiness or preparation, particularly in a spiritual or moral sense. The concept of "breaking up fallow ground" is used to encourage repentance and spiritual renewal.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient agrarian societies, the preparation of land for planting was a critical task. Fallow ground was land that had been left unseeded for a period to restore its fertility. The process of breaking up fallow ground involved turning over the soil to prepare it for new growth. This agricultural practice was well understood by the Israelites and served as a powerful metaphor for spiritual readiness and renewal.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to break up, freshly till<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>break (2).<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> I. [<font class="hebrew2">נִיר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>break up, freshly till</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">נִ֫ירוּ</font>, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb <font class="hebrew2">נִיר</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Jeremiah 4:3</a>. <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>break up <p>A root probably identical with that of <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm">niyr</a>, through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow; to till the soil -- break up. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm">niyr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נִ֥ירוּ נירו nî·rū Niru nîrū<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/jeremiah/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 4:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם <b> נִ֥ירוּ </b> לָכֶ֖ם נִ֑יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and to Jerusalem, <span class="itali">Break</span> up your fallow ground,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Jerusalem, <span class="itali">Break up</span> your fallow ground,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Judah Jerusalem <span class="itali">Break</span> your fallow not<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 10:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְפִי־ חֶ֔סֶד <b> נִ֥ירוּ </b> לָכֶ֖ם נִ֑יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with kindness; <span class="itali">Break</span> up your fallow ground,<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mercy; <span class="itali">break up</span> your fallow ground:<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> accordance kindness <span class="itali">Break</span> your fallow is time<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5214.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5214.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5214<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/niru_5214.htm">nî·rū — 2 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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