Bible Encyclopedia: Gur

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GUR; THE ASCENT, OF

gur, a-sent', (ma`-aleh ghur): The place where the servants of Jehu mortally wounded Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 9:27). The ascent (the King James Version "going up") was hard by Ibleam, the site of which is identified about 1/2 mile South of Jenin.

Strong's Hebrew

1483. Gur -- "sojourning, dwelling," a place in Palestine
... 1482, 1483. Gur. 1484 . "sojourning, dwelling," a place in Palestine.
Transliteration: Gur Phonetic Spelling: (goor) Short Definition: Gur. ...
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1485. Gur-baal -- "dwelling of Baal," a place in Arabia
Gur-baal. 1484, 1485. Gur-baal. 1486 . "dwelling of Baal," a place in
Arabia. Transliteration: Gur-baal Phonetic Spelling: (goor ...
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1482. gur -- a whelp
... 1481c, 1482. gur. 1483 . a whelp. Transliteration: gur Phonetic Spelling:
(goor) Short Definition: cubs. Word Origin from gur Definition ...
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1481b. gur -- to stir up strife, quarrel
... 1481a, 1481b. gur. 1481c . to stir up strife, quarrel. Transliteration: gur
Short Definition: assails. Word Origin a prim. ... 1481a, 1481b. gur. 1481c . ...
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1481a. gur -- to sojourn
... 1481, 1481a. gur. 1481b . to sojourn. Transliteration: gur Short Definition:
reside. Word Origin a prim. ... 1481, 1481a. gur. 1481b . Strong's Numbers.
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1481c. gur -- to dread
... 1481b, 1481c. gur. 1482 . to dread. Transliteration: gur Short Definition:
fear. Word Origin a prim. ... 1481b, 1481c. gur. 1482 . Strong's Numbers.
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4460. mammegurah -- granary, storehouse
... Word Origin from gur Definition granary, storehouse NASB Word Usage barns (1). barn.
From magar (in the sense of depositing); a granary -- barn. ...
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4035. megurah -- a storehouse, granary
... Short Definition: barn. Word Origin from gur Definition a storehouse, granary
NASB Word Usage barn (1). barn, fear. Feminine of magowr ...
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4033. magor -- a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning
... Word Origin from gur Definition a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning
NASB Word Usage dwelling (1), pilgrimage (1), sojourning (2), sojournings (2 ...
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1628. Geruth -- "lodging place," a place near Bethlehem
... Definition: Geruth. Word Origin from gur Definition "lodging place," a place
near Bethlehem NASB Word Usage Geruth (1). habitation. From ...
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Library

The Boy Joash on the Throne of Judah
... But Jehu followed after him with the words, "Shoot him down, too, in the chariot."
So they shot him down on the way up to Gur, near Ibleam, but he escaped to ...
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Editor's Preface
... any age or epoch within a thousand years of his advanced civilization." "The golden
age of Babylonian history seems to include the reign of Sargon and of Ur-Gur ...
/.../history of egypt chaldaea syria babylonia and assyria v 1/editors preface.htm

Aristeas Philokratei
... ou gur heneken spaneos chrusou ta prosuntetelesmena brachumetra 55 kathesteken,
alla phainetai pros tina logon, eipen, houtos suneste- kenai tois metrois. ...
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The Nations of the South-East
... Edom. Their "kings," it is said, brought tribute to Solomon; a colony of
them was established at Gur-Baal in the south of Judah. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Gur

the young of a beast; a whelp

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Gur

(abode), The going up to, an ascent or rising ground, at which Ahaziah received his death-blow while flying from jehu after the slaughter of Joram. (2 Kings 9:27)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A whelp, a place near Ibleam where Jehu's servants overtook and mortally wounded king Ahaziah (2 Kings 9:27); an ascent from the plain of Jezreel.

Thesaurus

Gur (2 Occurrences)
...GUR; THE ASCENT, OF. gur, a-sent', (ma`-aleh ghur): The place where the servants
of Jehu mortally wounded Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 9:27). ...
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Gur-baal (1 Occurrence)
Gur-baal. Gurbaal, Gur-baal. Gurba'al . Easton's Bible Dictionary Sojourn
of Baal ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GUR-BAAL. gur-ba'-al ...
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Gurbaal (1 Occurrence)
... Sojourn of Baal, a place in Arabia (2 Chronicles 26:7) where there was probably
a temple of Baal. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GUR-BAAL. ...
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Ascent (32 Occurrences)
...GUR; THE ASCENT, OF. gur, a-sent', (ma`-aleh ghur): The place where the servants
of Jehu mortally wounded Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 9:27). ...
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Gershonites (17 Occurrences)
...gur'-shon, gur'-shon-its (gereshon, written also gereshom): Firstborn of the 3 sons
of Levi (Exodus 6:16 Numbers 3:17 1 Chronicles 6:1, 16; 1 Chronicles 23:6 ...
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Gershon (23 Occurrences)
...gur'-shon, gur'-shon-its (gereshon, written also gereshom): Firstborn of the 3 sons
of Levi (Exodus 6:16 Numbers 3:17 1 Chronicles 6:1, 16; 1 Chronicles 23:6 ...
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Gurba'al (1 Occurrence)
... Gur-baal, Gurba'al. Gush . ... 2 Chronicles 26:7 And God helped him against the
Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim. ...
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Gergesenes (1 Occurrence)
... GERGESENES. gur'-ge-senz, gur-ge-senz': A false reading of "Gadarenes" retained
in the King James Version of Matthew 8:28. See GADARA. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Gershom (16 Occurrences)
...gur'-shom (gereshom, from garash, "to cast out"; explained, however, in Exodus
2:22 and 18:3 as from gur, "For he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign ...
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Whelp (4 Occurrences)
... to. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. WHELP. hwelp (gur, or gor; either absol.
(Ezekiel 19:2, 3, 5; Nab 2:12); or constr. with 'aryeh ...
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Bible Concordance

Gur (2 Occurrences)

2 Kings 9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed after him, and said, "Strike him also in the chariot!" They struck him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 26:7 God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Gur

Gur: The Place where Jehu Killed Ahaziah

Related Terms

Gur-baal (1 Occurrence)

Gurbaal (1 Occurrence)

Ascent (32 Occurrences)

Gershonites (17 Occurrences)

Gershon (23 Occurrences)

Gurba'al (1 Occurrence)

Gergesenes (1 Occurrence)

Gershom (16 Occurrences)