Hebrew word study
גּוּר H1481
- Transliteration
- gûwr
- Pronunciation
- goor
- KJV glosses
- abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.
Lexical summary
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest)
also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place)
also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest)
also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place)
also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information