Lexical Summary Shur: a desert region Southwest of Pal. on E. border of Egypt Original Word: שׁוּרTransliteration: Shur Phonetic Spelling: (shoor) Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: a desert region Southwest of Pal. on E. border of Egypt Meaning: Shur -- a desert region Southwest of Palestine on eastern border of Egypt Strong's Concordance Shur The same as shuwr; Shur, a region of the Desert -- Shur. see HEBREW shuwr Brown-Driver-Briggs H7793. Shur III. שׁוּר proper name, of a location southwest of Palestine, on east border of Egypt; — Genesis 16:7 (J; שׁ ׳דֶּרֶךְ), 20:1 (E), towards Egypt 25:18 (J), 1 Samuel 15:7, שׁ֫וּרָה 27:8; ׳מִדְּבַּרשֿׁ Exodus 15:22 (J). — Often supposed to denote properly the 'wall' or line of fortresses, built by Egyptian kings across isthmus of Suez; but dubious: compare DrHast. DB SHUR. |
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