1. עִיר
§129a), Jos 2142
The corpus record — Hebrew
עִ֔יר
iyr
§129a), Jos 2142
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited Hebrew corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 1,095 · 35.69/10k
Senses
2. עִיר
עִיר = seat of government ?( ת0() 5
3. עיר
עיר 1 > ,מצור
4. עִיר
city, town
5. עִיר
excitement
6. עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Attestations
- עִ֔יר Genesis 4:17 (BHS)
- הָ/עִ֔יר Genesis 4:17 (BHS)
- עִ֖יר Genesis 10:11 (BHS)
- הָ/עִ֥יר Genesis 10:12 (BHS)
- עִ֗יר Genesis 11:4 (BHS)
- הָ/עִ֖יר Genesis 11:5 (BHS)
6 of 1,095 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 494; entry #12339 Review: Under source audit
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