Hebrew word study
גּוּרgûwr — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or a…
Pronounced “goor”
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
Translated in the King James as: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, surely.
Appears 96 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 9×
Leviticus — 11×
Numbers — 8×
Joshua — 1×
Ruth — 1×
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 1×
1 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Ezra — 1×
Psalms — 11×
Isaiah — 10×
Jeremiah — 13×
Lamentations — 1×
Ezekiel — 3×
Hosea — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.