What does נִיר · ἀγρός mean in the Bible?
נִיר · ἀγρός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fallow ground, newly broken soil".
Hebrew · H5215, G68
נִיר
Properly, plowing , i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land · Field of
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נִיר H5215 properly, plowing , i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land
Pronunciation niyr
Freshly tilled ground; represents cultivated potential or land prepared for productive yield.
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ἀγρός G68 Field of
Pronunciation agrós
Cultivated or uncultivated land; distinguishes literal fields from inhabited cities or dwelling places.
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What does נִיר (nir) mean in the Bible?
נִיר · ἀγρός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fallow ground, newly broken soil".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5215, G68?
H5215, G68 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fallow ground, newly broken soil
Strong's H5215, G68
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Source Gloss
fallow ground, newly broken soil
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נִיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain