Town
H5892
Hebrew
UBS
עִיר
ʻîyreer
Noun Masculine
Definition
= relatively large and permanent population center, usually surrounded by a wall and surrounded by a number of dependent {L:villages<SDBH:חָצֵר>}, {L:settlements<SDBH:בַּת>}, and {L:pasturelands<SDBH:מִגְרָשׁ>}; ≈ associated with strength and security
Semantic Domains
Towns
Angry
Afraid
Names of People
Spirits
Etymology
or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר)
KJV Translations
Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town
Occurrences937
Frequency Rank#26