Biblical Persons & Places
Kir
Kir of Moab
A location in Moab first mentioned at 1Sa.22.3;
referred to as Kir (קִיר), or Kir-hareseth (NIV= Kir Hareseth) (קִיר חֶרֶשׂ), or Mizpeh (מִצְפֶּה).
Kir
Kir of Assyria
A location in Assyria first mentioned at 2Ki.16.9;
only referred to as Kir (קִיר).
Strong's Definition
Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in Moab
Derivation: the same as H7023 (קִיר); fortress;
KJV Usage: Kir. Compare H7025 (קִיר חֶרֶשׂ).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Kir = "wall"
1) a place in Mesopotamia
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קִיר
qý̂yr
BDB Definition:
Kir = wall
1) a place in Mesopotamia
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H7023
Total KJV Occurrences: 5