H5214: נִיר
nîyr · pronounced neer · “to break”
Definition
to till the soil
KJV translates it as: break up.
Word origin: a root probably identical with that of H5216 (נִיר), through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow;
Extended definition
(Qal) to break up, freshly plough or till
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5214 is translated
- plow ×2
Bible verses with H5214 (nîyr)
Nîyr appears in 2 verses.
- Jeremiah 4:3
For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
- Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.