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Hebrew word study

עִירʻîyr — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wide…

Pronounced “eer”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Translated in the King James as: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Appears 1,065 times in Scripture

Origin: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר)

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Where it appears

Genesis — 48×
Genesis 4:17Genesis 10:12Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:5Genesis 11:8Genesis 13:12Genesis 18:24Genesis 18:26Genesis 18:28Genesis 19:4Genesis 19:12Genesis 19:14Genesis 19:15Genesis 19:16Genesis 19:20Genesis 19:21Genesis 19:22Genesis 19:25Genesis 19:29Genesis 23:10Genesis 23:18Genesis 24:10Genesis 24:11Genesis 24:13Genesis 26:33+ 23 more in Genesis
Exodus — 3×
Exodus 1:11Exodus 9:29Exodus 9:33
Leviticus — 14×
Leviticus 14:40Leviticus 14:41Leviticus 14:45Leviticus 14:53Leviticus 25:29Leviticus 25:30Leviticus 25:32Leviticus 25:33Leviticus 25:34Leviticus 26:25Leviticus 26:31Leviticus 26:33+ 2 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 45×
Numbers 13:19Numbers 13:28Numbers 20:16Numbers 21:2Numbers 21:3Numbers 21:25Numbers 21:26Numbers 21:27Numbers 22:36Numbers 24:19Numbers 31:10Numbers 32:16Numbers 32:17Numbers 32:24Numbers 32:26Numbers 32:33Numbers 32:36Numbers 32:38Numbers 35:2Numbers 35:3Numbers 35:4Numbers 35:5Numbers 35:6Numbers 35:7Numbers 35:8+ 20 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 54×
Deuteronomy 1:22Deuteronomy 1:28Deuteronomy 2:34Deuteronomy 2:35Deuteronomy 2:36Deuteronomy 2:37Deuteronomy 3:4Deuteronomy 3:5Deuteronomy 3:6Deuteronomy 3:7Deuteronomy 3:10Deuteronomy 3:12Deuteronomy 3:19Deuteronomy 4:41Deuteronomy 4:42Deuteronomy 6:10Deuteronomy 9:1Deuteronomy 13:12Deuteronomy 13:13Deuteronomy 13:15Deuteronomy 13:16Deuteronomy 19:1Deuteronomy 19:2Deuteronomy 19:5Deuteronomy 19:7+ 29 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 152×
Joshua 3:16Joshua 6:3Joshua 6:4Joshua 6:5Joshua 6:7Joshua 6:11Joshua 6:14Joshua 6:15Joshua 6:16Joshua 6:17Joshua 6:20Joshua 6:21Joshua 6:24Joshua 6:26Joshua 8:1Joshua 8:2Joshua 8:4Joshua 8:5Joshua 8:6Joshua 8:7Joshua 8:8Joshua 8:11Joshua 8:12Joshua 8:13Joshua 8:14+ 127 more in Joshua
Judges — 55×
Judges 1:8Judges 1:16Judges 1:17Judges 1:24Judges 1:25Judges 1:26Judges 3:13Judges 6:27Judges 6:28Judges 6:30Judges 8:16Judges 8:17Judges 8:27Judges 9:30Judges 9:31Judges 9:33Judges 9:35Judges 9:43Judges 9:44Judges 9:45Judges 9:51Judges 10:4Judges 11:26Judges 11:33Judges 12:7+ 30 more in Judges
Ruth — 4×
Ruth 1:19Ruth 2:18Ruth 3:15Ruth 4:2
1 Samuel — 38×
1 Sam 1:31 Sam 4:131 Sam 5:91 Sam 5:111 Sam 5:121 Sam 6:181 Sam 7:141 Sam 8:221 Sam 9:61 Sam 9:101 Sam 9:111 Sam 9:121 Sam 9:131 Sam 9:141 Sam 9:251 Sam 9:271 Sam 10:51 Sam 15:51 Sam 16:41 Sam 18:61 Sam 20:61 Sam 20:291 Sam 20:401 Sam 20:421 Sam 22:19+ 13 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 45×
2 Sam 2:12 Sam 2:32 Sam 5:72 Sam 5:92 Sam 6:102 Sam 6:122 Sam 6:162 Sam 8:82 Sam 10:32 Sam 10:122 Sam 10:142 Sam 11:162 Sam 11:172 Sam 11:202 Sam 11:252 Sam 12:12 Sam 12:262 Sam 12:272 Sam 12:282 Sam 12:302 Sam 12:312 Sam 15:22 Sam 15:122 Sam 15:142 Sam 15:24+ 20 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 48×
1 Ki 2:101 Ki 3:11 Ki 4:131 Ki 8:11 Ki 8:161 Ki 8:441 Ki 8:481 Ki 9:111 Ki 9:121 Ki 9:131 Ki 9:161 Ki 9:191 Ki 9:241 Ki 10:261 Ki 11:271 Ki 11:321 Ki 11:361 Ki 11:431 Ki 12:171 Ki 13:251 Ki 13:291 Ki 13:321 Ki 14:111 Ki 14:121 Ki 14:21+ 23 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 64×
2 Ki 2:192 Ki 2:232 Ki 3:192 Ki 3:252 Ki 6:142 Ki 6:152 Ki 6:192 Ki 7:42 Ki 7:102 Ki 7:122 Ki 8:242 Ki 9:152 Ki 9:282 Ki 10:22 Ki 10:52 Ki 10:62 Ki 10:252 Ki 11:202 Ki 12:212 Ki 13:252 Ki 14:202 Ki 15:72 Ki 15:382 Ki 16:202 Ki 17:6+ 39 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 37×
1 Chr 1:431 Chr 1:461 Chr 1:501 Chr 2:221 Chr 2:231 Chr 4:311 Chr 4:321 Chr 4:331 Chr 6:561 Chr 6:571 Chr 6:601 Chr 6:611 Chr 6:621 Chr 6:631 Chr 6:641 Chr 6:651 Chr 6:661 Chr 6:671 Chr 9:21 Chr 10:71 Chr 11:51 Chr 11:71 Chr 11:81 Chr 13:21 Chr 13:13+ 12 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 85×
2 Chr 1:142 Chr 5:22 Chr 6:52 Chr 6:342 Chr 6:382 Chr 8:22 Chr 8:42 Chr 8:52 Chr 8:62 Chr 8:112 Chr 9:252 Chr 9:312 Chr 10:172 Chr 11:52 Chr 11:102 Chr 11:122 Chr 11:232 Chr 12:42 Chr 12:132 Chr 12:162 Chr 13:192 Chr 14:12 Chr 14:52 Chr 14:62 Chr 14:7+ 60 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 7×
Ezra 2:1Ezra 2:70Ezra 3:1Ezra 10:14+ 3 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 21×
Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 2:8Nehemiah 3:15Nehemiah 7:4Nehemiah 7:6Nehemiah 7:73Nehemiah 8:15Nehemiah 9:25Nehemiah 10:37Nehemiah 11:1Nehemiah 11:3Nehemiah 11:9Nehemiah 11:18Nehemiah 11:20Nehemiah 12:37Nehemiah 12:44Nehemiah 13:18+ 3 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 14×
Esther 3:15Esther 4:1Esther 4:6Esther 6:9Esther 6:11Esther 8:11Esther 8:15Esther 8:17Esther 9:2Esther 9:19Esther 9:28+ 3 more in Esther
Job — 2×
Job 15:28Job 24:12
Psalms — 20×
Psalms 9:6Psalms 31:21Psalms 46:4Psalms 48:1Psalms 48:8Psalms 55:9Psalms 59:6Psalms 59:14Psalms 60:9Psalms 69:35Psalms 72:16Psalms 87:3Psalms 101:8Psalms 107:4Psalms 107:7Psalms 107:36Psalms 108:10Psalms 122:3Psalms 127:1+ 1 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 1:21Proverbs 16:32Proverbs 21:22Proverbs 25:28
Ecclesiastes — 5×
Eccles 7:19Eccles 8:10Eccles 9:14Eccles 9:15Eccles 10:15
Song of Solomon — 3×
Song 3:2Song 3:3Song 5:7
Isaiah — 45×
Isaiah 1:7Isaiah 1:8Isaiah 1:26Isaiah 6:11Isaiah 14:17Isaiah 14:21Isaiah 14:31Isaiah 17:1Isaiah 17:2Isaiah 17:9Isaiah 19:2Isaiah 19:18Isaiah 22:2Isaiah 22:9Isaiah 23:16Isaiah 24:12Isaiah 25:2Isaiah 26:1Isaiah 27:10Isaiah 32:14Isaiah 32:19Isaiah 33:8Isaiah 36:1Isaiah 36:15Isaiah 37:26+ 20 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 134×
Jeremiah 1:15Jeremiah 1:18Jeremiah 2:15Jeremiah 2:28Jeremiah 3:14Jeremiah 4:5Jeremiah 4:7Jeremiah 4:16Jeremiah 4:26Jeremiah 4:29Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 5:17Jeremiah 6:6Jeremiah 7:17Jeremiah 7:34Jeremiah 8:14Jeremiah 8:16Jeremiah 9:11Jeremiah 10:22Jeremiah 11:6Jeremiah 11:12Jeremiah 11:13Jeremiah 13:19Jeremiah 14:18Jeremiah 15:8+ 109 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 6×
Lam 1:1Lam 1:19Lam 2:12Lam 2:15Lam 3:51Lam 5:11
Ezekiel — 61×
Ezekiel 4:1Ezekiel 4:3Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 6:6Ezekiel 7:15Ezekiel 7:23Ezekiel 9:1Ezekiel 9:4Ezekiel 9:5Ezekiel 9:7Ezekiel 9:9Ezekiel 10:2Ezekiel 11:2Ezekiel 11:6Ezekiel 11:23Ezekiel 12:20Ezekiel 17:4Ezekiel 19:7Ezekiel 21:19Ezekiel 22:2Ezekiel 22:3Ezekiel 24:6Ezekiel 24:9Ezekiel 25:9Ezekiel 26:10+ 36 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 6×
Daniel 9:16Daniel 9:18Daniel 9:19Daniel 9:24Daniel 9:26Daniel 11:15
Hosea — 5×
Hosea 8:14Hosea 11:6Hosea 11:9Hosea 13:10+ 1 more in Hosea
Joel — 1×
Joel 2:9
Amos — 11×
Amos 3:6Amos 4:6Amos 4:7Amos 4:8Amos 5:3Amos 6:8Amos 7:17Amos 9:14+ 3 more in Amos
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:20
Jonah — 8×
Jonah 1:2Jonah 3:2Jonah 3:3Jonah 3:4Jonah 4:5Jonah 4:11+ 2 more in Jonah
Micah — 4×
Micah 5:11Micah 5:14Micah 6:9Micah 7:12
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:1
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:12
Zephaniah — 4×
Zeph 1:16Zeph 2:15Zeph 3:1Zeph 3:6
Zechariah — 9×
Zech 1:12Zech 1:17Zech 7:7Zech 8:3Zech 8:5Zech 8:20Zech 14:2+ 2 more in Zechariah

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