גֵּר (gêr) — Alien
Hebrew word study: גֵּר (gêr), Strong's H1616. properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
KJV translation words: alien, sojourner, stranger.
Strong's H1616 is tagged on 92 words in 83 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:13 and last appears in Malachi 3:5.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 83)
- Genesis 15:13 — גֵר — a sojourner
- Genesis 23:4 — גֵּר — am a sojourner
- Exodus 2:22 — גֵּר — a sojourner
- Exodus 12:19 — בַּגֵּר — in the sojourner
- Exodus 12:48 — גֵּר — a sojourner
- Exodus 12:49 — וְלַגֵּר — and to the sojourner
- Exodus 18:3 — גֵּר — a sojourner
- Exodus 20:10 — וְגֵרְךָ — and sojourner your
- Exodus 22:21 — וְגֵר — and a sojourner
- Exodus 23:9 — וְגֵר — and a sojourner
- Exodus 23:12 — וְהַגֵּר — and the sojourner
- Leviticus 16:29 — וְהַגֵּר — and the sojourner
- Leviticus 17:8 — הַגֵּר — the sojourners
- Leviticus 17:10 — הַגֵּר — the sojourners
- Leviticus 17:12 — וְהַגֵּר — and the sojourner
- Leviticus 17:13 — הַגֵּר — the sojourners
- Leviticus 17:15 — וּבַגֵּר — and among the sojourner
- Leviticus 18:26 — וְהַגֵּר — and the sojourner
- Leviticus 19:10 — וְלַגֵּר — and for the sojourner
- Leviticus 19:33 — גֵּר — a sojourner
- Leviticus 19:34 — הַגֵּר — the sojourner
- Leviticus 20:2 — הַגֵּר — the sojourners
- Leviticus 22:18 — הַגֵּר — the sojourners
- Leviticus 23:22 — וְלַגֵּר — and for the sojourner
- Leviticus 24:16 — כַּגֵּר — as the sojourner
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H1481 גּוּר (gûwr).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8453 תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb).
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What does gêr (H1616) mean?
Properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.
How is H1616 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1616 as: alien, sojourner, stranger..
How often does גֵּר (gêr) appear?
Strong's H1616 is tagged on 92 words in 83 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:13 and last appears in Malachi 3:5.
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