Strong H7024H7024Aקִיר
Kir
One of the 2 senses of Strong H7024
- Transliteration
- qîyr
- Pronunciation
- keer
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Kir, also known as Mizpeh, was a Moabite city that faced destruction by the Babylonians (Isaiah 15:1; Jeremiah 48:1, 23).
Meaning of the name
Kir = "wall"
General definition
In the biblical story
Kir
A city or region in Mesopotamia, possibly Elam
Kir, a city or region in Mesopotamia, possibly Elam, was the place where the Arameans were exiled and from where they originally came (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 9:7).
In the Bible
Strong H7024A appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- kir1
First verses
- Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;