Biblical Persons & Places
Ur
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.35;
only referred to as Ur (אוּר);
father of Eliphal.
Ur
Ur
A location first mentioned at Gen.11.28;
only referred to as Ur (אוּר).
Strong's Definition
Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite
Derivation: the same as H217 (אוּר);
KJV Usage: Ur.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ur = "flame"
1) city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אוּר
ûr
BDB Definition:
Ur = flame
1) city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abrahams father, Terah, and departure point for the Abrahams migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H217
Total KJV Occurrences: 5