Hebrew · H5782 · unreviewed

עוּר

To wake (literally or figuratively)

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עוּר H5782

Pronunciation ur

What does עוּר (ur) mean in the Bible?

עוּר (ur) is a Hebrew word meaning "to wake (literally or figuratively)". to wake (literally or figuratively) BDB: rouse oneself Usage: (a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), × master, raise (up), stir up (self). The word suggests hatred actively provokes and inflames conflict. This term runs through the canonical themes of Revelation.

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Meaning

to wake (literally or figuratively)

Extended definition

Ranges from physical awakening to spiritual/emotional rousing; often divine action stirring people to action or awareness

to wake (literally or figuratively) BDB: rouse oneself Usage: (a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), × master, raise (up), stir up (self).

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs

Why This Word Matters

The word suggests hatred actively provokes and inflames conflict. Isaiah 13:17-22

The term attributes Babylon’s downfall directly to God’s initiative. Isaiah 41:1-7

Highlights divine initiation of historical movements. Isaiah 45:8-13

Describes God’s sovereign activation of Cyrus. Proverbs 10:12

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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×

Canonical Themes

Revelation

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Old Testament Witnesses

Isaiah 13:17-22 Stir Up ur Hiphil · Participle active

To rouse or awaken for action.

Isaiah 41:1-7 Stirred Up ur Hiphil · Perfect

To rouse or awaken.

Isaiah 45:8-13 Stirred Up ur

To awaken or rouse.

Proverbs 10:12 stirs up ur Polel · Imperfect

to awaken, provoke, or incite

Psalms 7:6-9 עוּרָה ur

Awake; arouse to action; to break out of inactivity

Showing 8 of 80 occurrences in the biblical text.

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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