What does עוּר · ἐγείρω mean in the Bible?
עוּר · ἐγείρω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to awake, arise, stir up".
Hebrew · H5782, G1453
Ur
To wake (literally or figuratively) · to arise
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עוּר H5782 to wake (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ur
Ranges from physical awakening to spiritual/emotional rousing; often divine action stirring people to action or awareness
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ἐγείρω G1453 to arise
Pronunciation egeírō
To raise from death; NT's dominant use for resurrection, especially Christ's resurrection from the dead.
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What does ur (ur) mean in the Bible?
עוּר · ἐγείρω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to awake, arise, stir up".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5782, G1453?
H5782, G1453 is connected to 80 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to awake, arise, stir up
Source Gloss
to awake, arise, stir up
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 59
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Sequential imperfect Hab 2:19 · Isa 51:9 · Isa 52:1 · Judg 5:12 · Song 4:16 · Zech 13:7 12×
Participle active Mal 2:12 · Song 5:2 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 24×
Imperfect Dan 11:2 · Deut 32:11 · Isa 42:13 · Isa 50:4 · Job 8:6 · Ps 78:38 · Song 2:7 · Song 3:5 · Song 8:4 10×
Perfect 2Chr 36:22 · Ezra 1:1 · Ezra 1:5 · Isa 41:2 · Jer 51:11 · Isa 41:25 6×
Participle active Ezek 23:22 · Hos 7:4 · Isa 13:17 · Jer 50:9 · Jer 51:1 5×
Cohortative Ps 57:9 · Ps 108:3 2×
Sequential imperfect Joel 4:9 1×
Polel 10×
Imperfect Song 2:7 · Song 3:5 · Song 8:4 · Isa 15:5 · Prov 10:12 5×
Perfect 1Chr 11:11 · 1Chr 11:20 · 2Sam 23:18 · Isa 14:9 4×
Infinitive construct Job 3:8 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×
Imperfect Jer 6:22 · Jer 25:32 · Zech 4:1 · Jer 50:41 · Job 14:12 5×
Jussive Joel 4:12 1×
Perfect Zech 2:17 1×
Hithpolel 4×
Sequential imperfect Isa 51:17 2×
Participle active Isa 64:6 1×
Imperfect Job 17:8 1×
Word Origins
ur is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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