H218 אוּר - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number

אוּר
'ûr
oor
The same as H217; Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite

KJV Usage: Ur.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB243
BDB252

אוּר
Ur = "flame"
1. city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan
Origin: the same as H217
TWOT: None
Parts of Speech: Proper Name Location

View how H218 אוּר is used in the Bible

5 occurrences of H218 אוּר

Genesis 11:28	in Ur
Genesis 11:31	with them from Ur
Genesis 15:7	of Ur
1 Chronicles 11:35	of Ur,
Nehemiah 9:7	from Ur

Distinct usage

1	with them from Ur
1	of Ur,
1	from Ur
1	in Ur
1	of Ur

Related words

H218

H217 אוּר 'ûr

אוּר
'ûr
oor
From H215; flame, hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)

KJV Usage: fire, light. See also H224.

H221 אוּרי 'ûrı̂y

אוּרי
'ûrı̂y
oo-ree'
From H217; fiery; Uri, the name of three Israelites

KJV Usage: Uri.

H222 אוּריאל 'ûrı̂y'êl

אוּריאל
'ûrı̂y'êl
oo-ree-ale'
From H217 and H410; flame of God; Uriel, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage: Uriel.

H223 אוּריּהוּ אוּריּה 'ûrı̂yâh 'ûrı̂yâhû

אוּריּהוּ אוּריּה
'ûrı̂yâh 'ûrı̂yâhû
oo-ree-yaw', oo-ree-yaw'-hoo
From H217 and H3050; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites

KJV Usage: Uriah, Urijah.

H224 אוּרים 'ûrı̂ym

אוּרים
'ûrı̂ym
oo-reem'
Plural of H217; lights; Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high priest’s breastplate

KJV Usage: Urim.

H7707 שׁדיאוּר sh^e dêy'ûr

שׁדיאוּר
sh^e dêy'ûr
shed-ay-oor'
From the same as H7704 and H217; spreader of light; Shedejur, an Israelite

KJV Usage: Shedeur.