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Strong's Lexicon qir: Wall Original Word: קִיר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: qiyr Pronunciation: keer Phonetic Spelling: (keer) Definition: a wall Meaning: A wall, typically referring to a physical structure made of stone, brick, or other materials, serving as a barrier or enclosure. Word Origin: Derived from the root verb קוּר (kur), which means "to dig" or "to bore." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G145: αἰγιαλός (aigialos) • shore, beach; though not directly related to walls, it denotes a boundary or edge. • G939: βᾰ́ρβᾰρος (barbaros) • foreign, strange; not directly related to walls but can imply separation or division. • G1385: δοκός (dokos) • beam, plank; part of a structure, similar to a wall in construction. • G5038: τεῖχος (teichos) • wall; directly corresponds to קִיר, used in contexts of city walls or fortifications. • G5109: τοῖχος (toichos) • wall; another direct correspondence, used for walls of buildings or enclosures. This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew word קִיר, its origins, usage in the biblical text, and its Greek equivalents, offering insight into its significance in biblical literature. Usage: The term קִיר is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to denote a wall, whether of a city, a house, or a temple. It can refer to both interior and exterior walls and is often used in contexts involving construction, fortification, or destruction. Context: • The Hebrew word קִיר appears in various contexts in the Old Testament, often associated with significant events or structures. For example, in 1 Kings 6:5, it describes the walls of Solomon's temple: "Against the walls of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, both the inner sanctuary and the outer sanctuary." This highlights its use in describing sacred architecture. • In Isaiah 22:5, קִיר is used metaphorically to describe a day of tumult and breaking down of walls: "For the Lord GOD of Hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision, a breaking down of walls and a crying to the mountains." • The word also appears in narratives of judgment and destruction, such as in Ezekiel 13:10-12, where false prophets are compared to those who build a flimsy wall: "Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash, therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it will fall." • קִיר is used in both literal and figurative senses, illustrating the physical and symbolic significance of walls in ancient Israelite society. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a wall NASB Translation ceiling (1), ceiling* (1), city (1), male* (6), masons* (1), Oh (1), side (2), sides (3), surface (1), wall (41), walled (1), walls (13). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. קִיר noun masculinePsalm 62:4 wall (√ unknown); — absolute ׳ק Numbers 22:25 +, קִר Isaiah 22:5; construct קִיר 1 Kings 6:5 +; plural קִירוֺת 1 Kings 6:16 +, construct id., 1 Kings 6:5 +; suffix קִירֹתָיו Exodus 30:3 +, etc.; — wall, especially as flat surface: 1 usually of house or chamber: a. inner surface, Amos 5:19; 1 Samuel 18:11 9t., + (of temple) 1 Kings 6:15 a + 1 Kings 6:15 b (but read קוֺרוֺת beams, with ᵐ5 The Kit Benz), 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 6:27; 1 Kings 6:27 6t. b. outer surface, 2 Kings 9:33; Ezekiel 33:30; Isaiah 59:10 (in simile); so זֶרֶם קִיר Isaiah 25:4 (but Lo Kn Gr Di Du CheHpt and others read קֹר; JP PetersJBL xi (1892), 46 proposes בָּדָד [as Isaiah 28:2]); of temple 1 Kings 6:5 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:6, compare Ezekiel 41:6 (twice in verse). c. both inner and outer Ezekiel 41:17; Ezekiel 41:20; Ezekiel 41:25. d. indeterminate, Ezekiel 12:5,7,12; Ezekiel 23:14. e. thickness specified, Ezekiel 41:5,9,12,13 (of Ezekiel's temple). f. as enclosing, 2 Kings 4:10 (of עֲלִיָּה, q. v.); as separating Ezekiel 43:8. 2 wall of (temple-)court Ezekiel 8:7,8 (twice in verse) (in vision); of vineyard Numbers 22:25 (twice in verse) (J), of city Numbers 35:4 (P), compare חַחוֺמָה ׳ק Joshua 2:15 (JE) the (inner) surface of the wall. 3 more Generally, 1 Kings 5:13, and (in phrase מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר) 1 Samuel 25:22,34; 1 Kings 14:10; 1 Kings 16:11; 1 Kings 21:21; 2 Kings 9:8; in figure Ezekiel 13:12,14 (apparently feminine, but city Jerusalem probably in mind, compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 85 Köff. 2, 175), Ezekiel 13:15; Ezekiel 13:15 ("" חַיִץ Ezekiel 13:10, נָטוּי ׳ק Psalm 62:4; אֶבֶן 2 Samuel 5:11 = ׳ק 1 Chronicles 14:1, compare Habakkuk 2:11 (figurative); קִיר בַּדְוֶל Ezekiel 4:3 (symbolic). — Isaiah 22:5 is dubious: usually wall (so even Du CheHpt Marti), but reference not clear; Ew Checomm.. III. קִיר Klo Brd WklAlttest. Unters. 177 קוֺע, so WMMHast. DB KIR, but see Drib.KOA. 4 of flat side of altar Ezekiel 41:22; Exodus 30:3; Exodus 37:26; Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 5:9 (all P). 5 קִירוֺת לִכִּי Jeremiah 4:19 walls of my heart (as seat of pain). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mason, side, town, very, wall Or qir (Isa. 22:5) {keer}; or (feminine) qiyrah {kee-raw'}; from quwr; a wall (as built in a trench) -- + mason, side, town, X very, wall. see HEBREW quwr Forms and Transliterations בְּקִ֑יר בְּקִ֔יר בְּקִ֣יר בְּקִ֥יר בְּקִֽיר׃ בְּקִֽירוֹת־ בְּקִירֹ֣ת בְּקִירֹ֥ת בַּקִּ֑יר בַּקִּ֔יר בַּקִּ֣יר בַּקִּ֥יר בַּקִּ֨יר בַּקִּֽיר׃ בַקִּ֑יר בַקִּ֖יר בקיר בקיר׃ בקירות־ בקירת הַקִּ֑יר הַקִּ֔יר הַקִּ֖יר הַקִּ֛יר הַקִּ֧יר הַקִּ֨יר הַקִּֽיר׃ הַקִּיר֑וֹת הַקִּיר֔וֹת הַקִּירֽוֹת׃ הקיר הקיר׃ הקירות הקירות׃ וְהַקִּ֖יר וְקִ֖יר וְקִ֣ירוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְקִ֧יר וְקִֽירֹתָ֖יו וְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יו וּבַקִּ֑יר וּבַקִּ֔יר ובקיר והקיר וקיר וקירותיה וקירותיו וקירתיו כְּקִ֥יר כקיר לְקִ֣יר לַקִּיר֑וֹת לקיר לקירות מִקִּ֣יר מִקִּ֤יר מקיר קִ֑יר קִ֔יר קִ֖ר קִ֣יר קִ֥יר קִ֨יר קִֽיר־ קִֽיר׃ קִיר֙ קִיר֣וֹת קִיר֤וֹת קִיר֥וֹת קִיר֨וֹת קִירֹתָ֛יו קיר קיר־ קיר׃ קירות קירתיו קר bakKir baq·qîr ḇaq·qîr baqqîr ḇaqqîr bə·qî·rō·wṯ- bə·qî·rōṯ bə·qîr beKir bekiRot bəqîr bəqîrōṯ bəqîrōwṯ- hakKir hakkiRot haq·qî·rō·wṯ haq·qîr haqqîr haqqîrōwṯ kə·qîr keKir kəqîr kir kiRot kiroTav lakkiRot laq·qî·rō·wṯ laqqîrōwṯ lə·qîr leKir ləqîr mikKir miq·qîr miqqîr qî·rō·ṯāw qî·rō·wṯ qir qîr qîr- qîrōṯāw qîrōwṯ ū·ḇaq·qîr ūḇaqqîr uvakKir vakKir vehakKir veKir vekiroTav veKiroTeiha wə·haq·qîr wə·qî·rō·ṯāw wə·qî·rō·w·ṯāw wə·qî·rō·w·ṯe·hā wə·qîr wəhaqqîr wəqîr wəqîrōṯāw wəqîrōwṯāw wəqîrōwṯehā Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 30:3 HEB: גַּגּ֧וֹ וְאֶת־ קִירֹתָ֛יו סָבִ֖יב וְאֶת־ NAS: its top and its sides all KJV: the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, INT: pure top sides all horns Exodus 37:26 HEB: גַּגּ֧וֹ וְאֶת־ קִירֹתָ֛יו סָבִ֖יב וְאֶת־ NAS: its top and its sides all KJV: [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, INT: pure top sides all horns Leviticus 1:15 HEB: דָמ֔וֹ עַ֖ל קִ֥יר הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ NAS: is to be drained out on the side of the altar. KJV: thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: INT: blood on the side of the altar Leviticus 5:9 HEB: הַחַטָּאת֙ עַל־ קִ֣יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר NAS: offering on the side of the altar, KJV: of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; INT: of the sin on the side of the altar the rest Leviticus 14:37 HEB: וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ בְּקִירֹ֣ת הַבַּ֔יִת שְׁקַֽעֲרוּרֹת֙ NAS: the mark on the walls of the house KJV: and, behold, [if] the plague [be] in the walls of the house INT: and if the mark the walls of the house depressions Leviticus 14:37 HEB: שָׁפָ֖ל מִן־ הַקִּֽיר׃ NAS: deeper than the surface, KJV: [are] lower than the wall; INT: deeper than the surface Leviticus 14:39 HEB: פָּשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בְּקִירֹ֥ת הַבָּֽיִת׃ NAS: spread in the walls of the house, KJV: be spread in the walls of the house; INT: spread the mark the walls of the house Numbers 22:25 HEB: וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ אֶל־ הַקִּ֔יר וַתִּלְחַ֛ץ אֶת־ NAS: she pressed herself to the wall and pressed KJV: she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed INT: pressed against to the wall and pressed foot Numbers 22:25 HEB: בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל־ הַקִּ֑יר וַיֹּ֖סֶף לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃ NAS: against the wall, so he struck KJV: foot against the wall: and he smote INT: Balaam's against the wall her again struck Numbers 35:4 HEB: תִּתְּנ֖וּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִקִּ֤יר הָעִיר֙ וָח֔וּצָה NAS: to the Levites [shall extend] from the wall of the city KJV: unto the Levites, [shall reach] from the wall of the city INT: shall give to the Levites the wall of the city outward Joshua 2:15 HEB: כִּ֤י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה NAS: for her house was on the city wall, KJV: for her house [was] upon the town wall, INT: for her house the city wall the wall 1 Samuel 18:11 HEB: אַכֶּ֥ה בְדָוִ֖ד וּבַקִּ֑יר וַיִּסֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֛ד NAS: David to the wall. But David KJV: David even to the wall [with it]. And David INT: will pin David to the wall escaped David 1 Samuel 19:10 HEB: בַּֽחֲנִית֙ בְּדָוִ֣ד וּבַקִּ֔יר וַיִּפְטַר֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י NAS: David to the wall with the spear, KJV: David even to the wall with the javelin; INT: the spear David to the wall slipped presence 1 Samuel 19:10 HEB: אֶֽת־ הַחֲנִ֖ית בַּקִּ֑יר וְדָוִ֛ד נָ֥ס NAS: the spear into the wall. And David KJV: the javelin into the wall: and David INT: stuck the spear the wall and David fled 1 Samuel 20:25 HEB: אֶל־ מוֹשַׁב֙ הַקִּ֔יר וַיָּ֙קָם֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן NAS: the seat by the wall; then Jonathan KJV: [even] upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan INT: about the seat the wall rose Jonathan 1 Samuel 25:22 HEB: הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃ KJV: any that pisseth against the wall. INT: morning pisseth the wall 1 Samuel 25:34 HEB: הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃ KJV: any that pisseth against the wall. INT: the morning pisseth the wall 2 Samuel 5:11 HEB: וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י אֶ֣בֶן קִ֑יר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־ בַ֖יִת INT: artificer stones mason built A house 1 Kings 4:33 HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹצֵ֖א בַּקִּ֑יר וַיְדַבֵּר֙ עַל־ NAS: that grows on the wall; he spoke KJV: that springeth out of the wall: he spake INT: that grows the wall spoke also 1 Kings 6:5 HEB: וַיִּבֶן֩ עַל־ קִ֨יר הַבַּ֤יִת [יָצֹועַ NAS: Against the wall of the house he built KJV: And against the wall of the house INT: built Against the wall of the house bed 1 Kings 6:5 HEB: סָבִ֔יב אֶת־ קִיר֤וֹת הַבַּ֙יִת֙ סָבִ֔יב NAS: encompassing the walls of the house KJV: round about, [against] the walls of the house INT: bed encompassing the walls of the house around 1 Kings 6:6 HEB: לְבִלְתִּ֖י אֲחֹ֥ז בְּקִֽירוֹת־ הַבָּֽיִת׃ NAS: in order that [the beams] would not be inserted in the walls of the house. KJV: that [the beams] should not be fastened in the walls of the house. INT: because not be inserted the walls of the house 1 Kings 6:15 HEB: וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־ קִיר֨וֹת הַבַּ֤יִת מִבַּ֙יְתָה֙ NAS: Then he built the walls of the house KJV: And he built the walls of the house INT: built the walls of the house of the house 1 Kings 6:15 HEB: הַבַּ֙יִת֙ עַד־ קִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ן צִפָּ֥ה NAS: of the house to the ceiling he overlaid KJV: of the house, and the walls of the cieling: INT: of the house against the walls of the cieling overlaid 1 Kings 6:16 HEB: הַקַּרְקַ֖ע עַד־ הַקִּיר֑וֹת וַיִּ֤בֶן לוֹ֙ NAS: from the floor to the ceiling; he built KJV: the floor and the walls with boards INT: the floor against to the ceiling built of the house 74 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7023 74 Occurrences baq·qîr — 9 Occ. bə·qîr — 8 Occ. bə·qî·rōṯ — 3 Occ. haq·qîr — 15 Occ. haq·qî·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ. kə·qîr — 1 Occ. qîr — 11 Occ. qî·rō·wṯ — 6 Occ. qî·rō·ṯāw — 2 Occ. laq·qî·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ. lə·qîr — 2 Occ. miq·qîr — 2 Occ. ū·ḇaq·qîr — 2 Occ. ḇaq·qîr — 3 Occ. wə·haq·qîr — 1 Occ. wə·qîr — 2 Occ. wə·qî·rō·w·ṯāw — 2 Occ. wə·qî·rō·w·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.