Bible Names

Sur: meaning of the name

Sur means “that withdraws or departs; rebellion.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Sur in Hebrew and Greek

סוּר H5495

Çûwr (soor) — Sur, a gate of the temple

the same as H5494 (סוּר);

Places named Sur

Sur in Scripture

“Sur” appears in 1 verse of the King James Version.

  • 2 Kings 11:6

    And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.