Strong's Hebrew #7793 - שׁוּר Shur (a desert region Southwest of Pal. on E. border of Egypt)
Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceEnglishman's Concordance Shur = “wall” 1) a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea 1a) also ‘wilderness of Etham’ Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: the same as H7791 Brown-Driver-Briggs III. שׁוּר proper name, of a location southwest of Palestine, on east border of Egypt; — Genesis 16:7 (J; ׳דֶּרֶךְ שׁ), Genesis 20:1 (E), towards Egypt Genesis 25:18 (J), 1 Samuel 15:7, שׁ֫וּרָה 1 Samuel 27:8; ׳מִדְּבַּרשֿׁ Exodus 15:22 (J). — Often supposed to denote properly the 'wall' or line of fortresses, built by Egyptian kings across isthmus of Suez; but dubious: compare DrHast. DB SHUR. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 7793. שׁוּר (Shur) — 6 OccurrencesGenesis 16:7 Genesis 20:1 Genesis 25:18 Exodus 15:22 1 Samuel 15:7 1 Samuel 27:8 |