אוּר

Strong’s Definition

Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H217 (אוּר);

KJV Usage

Ur.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.city in southern babylonia, city of the chaldeans, center of moon worship, home of abraham's father, terah, and departure point for the abraham's migration to mesopotamia and canaan

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼÛwr; Pronunciation: oor