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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.

Built from

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

Strong's definition

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

First appearance

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)

Every verse that names Shur

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

Gen 16:7Gen 20:1Gen 25:18Exod 15:221Sam 15:71Sam 27:8

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