ur is the place named as Abram's point of departure before he received the land of Canaan.

The attested noun is used consistently as a proper place name: it identifies the place associated with Haran's death and with Abram's departure, later recalled as the place from which Abram was brought out.

1. Place named in Abram's departure traditions · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Genesis 11:28 the APB renders Haran's death as occurring "in Ur of the Chaldeans," while Genesis 11:31 describes Terah's party going out from that place; Genesis 15:7 and Nehemiah 9:7 recall Abram being brought out from it.

   Genesis 11:28Genesis 11:31Genesis 15:7Nehemiah 9:7

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the name as "Ur of the Chaldeans" in Genesis 11:28 and Genesis 11:31, and as "Ur of Chaldea" or "Ur of the Chaldea" in Genesis 15:7 and Nehemiah 9:7. These are verse-level paraphrase renderings rather than word-aligned translations.