Strong's Hebrew #218 - אוּר Uwr (a city in S. Bab)

Ur

The same as 'uwr; Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite -- Ur.

see HEBREW 'uwr

Ur = “flame”
1) city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham’s father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham’s migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: the same as H217

II. אוּר proper name, masculine (flame) father of one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 11:35 (III. אוּר proper name, of a location see below)

III. אור proper name, of a location Ur (Babylonian Uru; seat of moon-god worship; hence Eupolemos in Euseb^{Praep.Ev.ix. 17} says Καμαρίνῃ ἥν τινας λέγειν πόλιν Οὐρίην), ancient city in Southern Babylonia; OT always אור כַּשְׂדִּים i.e. Ur of the Kasdim (Chaldeans) see כַּשְׂדִּים below כשׂד; home of Terah, Abram's father, & A.'s point of departure for Mesopotamia & Canaan Genesis 11:28; Genesis 15:7 (both J), & hence Nehemiah 9:7; also Genesis 11:31 (P); — modern Muqayyar, south of Euphrates, approximately 150 miles southeast of Babylon; see KG^94f Dl^{Pa 226 f} COT on Genesis 11:28.

אֲוֵרוֺת see אֻרְיָה below I. ארה.

אֲוַרְנָה see אֲרַוְנָה

Strong's Hebrew: 218. אוּר (Uwr) — 5 Occurrences

Genesis 11:28
HEB: בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ בְּא֥וּר כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃
NAS: of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
KJV: of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
INT: the land of his birth Ur of the Chaldeans

Genesis 11:31
HEB: וַיֵּצְא֨וּ אִתָּ֜ם מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים לָלֶ֙כֶת֙
NAS: out together from Ur of the Chaldeans
KJV: and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees,
INT: went together Ur of the Chaldeans to enter

Genesis 15:7
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר הוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים לָ֧תֶת
NAS: brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans,
KJV: that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees,
INT: who brought of Ur of the Chaldeans to give

1 Chronicles 11:35
HEB: אֱלִיפַ֥ל בֶּן־ אֽוּר׃ ס
NAS: Eliphal the son of Ur,
KJV: Eliphal the son of Ur,
INT: Eliphal the son of Ur

Nehemiah 9:7
HEB: בְּאַבְרָ֔ם וְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹ מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים וְשַׂ֥מְתָּ
NAS: And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees,
KJV: and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees,
INT: Abram and brought Ur of the Chaldees and gave