נִיר
nirfallow groundHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
or נִר; from H5214; properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land
Traditional renderings: fallow ground, plowing, tillage.
Traditional renderings: fallow ground, plowing, tillage.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נִיר:
- φῶςphōs“light”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Proverbs 13:23נִ֣יר · [is in] the fallow groundAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
- Jeremiah 4:3נִ֑יר · unplowed groundFor this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
- Hosea 10:12נִ֑יר · unplowed groundSow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.