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qīr קִיר ‘Kir’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as qīr קִיר ‘wall’
Roots: קיר קר קירה
Variants: קִיר, קִיר

qīr pr n loc
AKir = "wall"
1) of Moabite cities
BKir = "wall"
1) originally house of Aram; as place of exile (location dubious)

Mentioned in 2 Kings 16:9 Isaiah 22:6 Amos 1:5, 9:7

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