H1615: גִּר
gir · pronounced gheer · “chalk”
Definition
lime (from being burned in a kiln)
KJV translates it as: chalk(-stone).
Word origin: perhaps from H3564 (כּוּר);
Extended definition
chalk, lime
Aramaic equivalent: gir (גִּיר "plaster" H1528)
Aramaic equivalent: gir (גִּיר "plaster" H1528)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1615 is translated
- chalk ×1
Bible verses with H1615 (gir)
Gir appears in 1 verse.
- Isaiah 27:9
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.