Shuwr - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Strong's H7793 שׁוּר (Shuwr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shuwr (shoor) n/l. 1. Shur, a region of the Desert [the same as H7791] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include shur. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Shuwr (shoor) n/l. 1. Shur, a region of the Desert [the same as H7791] KJV: Shur. Root(s): H7791
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7793. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Shur
Usage: § Shur = "wall" a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea also 'wilderness of Etham'
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shuwr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7793.
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7793, grouped by book.
Shur (Strong's H7793) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shur". Shuwr (shoor) n/l. 1. Shur, a region of the Desert [the same as H7791]
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H7793 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7793 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shur. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.