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Ur — the meaning of the Hebrew name אוּר

אוּר

ʼÛwr · pronounced oor · Strong's H218 · a man and a place

Ur means Ur, a place in Chaldaea.

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אוּר ʼûwr (the same as, H217) — flame open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H217; Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite.

First appearance

Gen 11:28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ur

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

Gen 11:28Gen 11:31Gen 15:71Chr 11:35Neh 9:7

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