Shur — the meaning of the Hebrew name שׁוּר

שׁוּר

Shûwr · pronounced shoor · Strong's H7793 · a place

Shur means Shur, a region of the Desert.

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שׁוּר shûwr (the same as, H7791) — a wall (as going about) open in the lexicon ›

the same as H7791; Shur, a region of the Desert.

Gen 16:7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. (KJV)

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, Exodus, 1 Samuel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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