שׁוּר
shur · wall
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H7792 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shur (שׁוּר) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “wall”.
(Aramaic).
How to say it
shur
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.
Its senses in the Bible
- A city wall.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Ezra 4:12
let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us, to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and wicked city, and they are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.
- Ezra 4:13
Now let it be known to the king that if that city is built and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, tax, or toll, and it will cause harm to the treasury of kings.
- Ezra 4:16
We inform the king that if that city is built and the walls are finished, as a result you will have no portion in the other side of the river.”