גִּר

gir · lime

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1615 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

gir (גִּר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “lime”.

Limestone burned in a kiln.

How to say it

gir

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

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Where it appears

  • Isaiah 27:9

    Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be expiated, and this is all the fruit of removing his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altar like stones of chalk crushed to pieces, Asherahs and incense altars will not rise.