Definition
or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from H6979; a wall (as built in a trench)
Traditional renderings: mason, side, town, × very, wall.
Traditional renderings: mason, side, town, × very, wall.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קִיר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
74 total
- Exodus 30:3קִירֹתָ֛יו · the sidesOverlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
- Exodus 37:26קִירֹתָ֛יו · the sidesAnd he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
- Leviticus 1:15קִ֥יר · the sideThen the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.
- Leviticus 5:9קִ֣יר · the side…then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 14:37בְּקִירֹ֣ת · on the walls; הַקִּֽיר׃ · the surface of the wallHe is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,
- Leviticus 14:39בְּקִירֹ֥ת · on the wallsOn the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,
- Numbers 22:25הַקִּ֔יר · the wall; הַקִּ֑יר · itAnd the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
- Numbers 35:4מִקִּ֤יר · from the wallThe pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side.
- Joshua 2:15בְּקִ֣יר · was built into the wallThen Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
- 1 Samuel 18:11וּבַקִּ֑יר · to the wall…and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
- 1 Samuel 19:10וּבַקִּ֔יר · to the wall; בַּקִּ֑יר · the wallSaul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
- 1 Samuel 20:25הַקִּ֔יר · by the wallHe sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
- 1 Samuel 25:22בְּקִֽיר׃May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”
- 1 Samuel 25:34בְּקִֽיר׃Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”
- 2 Samuel 5:11קִ֑ירNow Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
- 1 Kings 4:33בַּקִּ֑יר · in the wallHe spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
- 1 Kings 6:5קִ֨יר · the walls; קִיר֤וֹתAgainst the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- 1 Kings 6:6בְּקִֽירוֹת־ · wallsThe bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.
- 1 Kings 6:15קִיר֨וֹת · walls; קִיר֣וֹתHe lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
- 1 Kings 6:16הַקִּיר֑וֹת · ceilingHe partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kings 6:27בַּקִּ֔יר · one wall; בַּקִּ֣יר · wallAnd he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.
- 1 Kings 6:29קִיר֨וֹת · the wallsThen he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
- 1 Kings 14:10בְּקִ֔ירBecause of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
- 1 Kings 16:11בְּקִ֑ירAs soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
- 1 Kings 21:21בְּקִ֔ירThis is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.
- 2 Kings 4:10קִיר֙Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”
- 2 Kings 9:8בְּקִ֔ירThe whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.
- 2 Kings 9:33הַקִּ֛יר · the wall“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
- 2 Kings 20:2הַקִּ֑יר · the wallThen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 14:1קִ֔ירNow Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4קִיר֥וֹת · the walls…three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
- 2 Chronicles 3:7וְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יו · walls; הַקִּירֽוֹת׃ס · the wallsHe overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- 2 Chronicles 3:11לְקִ֣יר · the wallThe total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
- 2 Chronicles 3:12לְקִ֣יר · the wallThe wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
- Psalm 62:3כְּקִ֥יר · wallHow long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- Isaiah 22:5קִ֖ר · down the wallsFor the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
- Isaiah 25:4קִֽיר׃ · against a wallFor You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
- Isaiah 38:2הַקִּ֑יר · the wallThen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
- Isaiah 59:10קִ֔יר · the wallLike the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.
- Jeremiah 4:19קִיר֥וֹת · Oh, the painMy anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
- Ezekiel 4:3קִ֣יר · wallThen take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 8:7בַּקִּֽיר׃ · in the wallThen He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
- Ezekiel 8:8בַקִּ֑יר · through the wall“Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.