Genesis 20:1:9Gen.20.1.W9TAB
שׁ֑וּר
shur
“Shur”
- Transliteration
- SHUR
- Extended
- SHOOR
- IPA
- /ˈʃuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shur
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHUR
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEIN SHUR
- clause
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR
- sentence
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR va-ya-GAR bi-ge-RAR
In context — Genesis 20:1
And Abraham set out from there toward the Negev, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he stayed as a sojourner in Gerar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 20:1, so the Hebrew word שׁ֑וּר (shur) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.20.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.1.W9.S1) and character.