qir is a proper place name named as Aram’s point of origin, destination of captivity, and a participant in battle.

The occurrences present qir as a proper place name: Aram is said to have come from it, captives are taken to it, and it is named alongside a military action.

1. Proper place name in Aram-related accounts · dominant

   All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Kings 16:9 the APB renders deportation of Damascus’s inhabitants “to Kir,” and in Amos 1:5 it renders Aram going captive “to Kir”; Amos 9:7 names it as the place “from” which Aram was brought, while Isaiah 22:6 names Kir in the clause about uncovering the shield.

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

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Kir” in every occurrence: as a destination in 2 Kings 16:9 and Amos 1:5, an origin in Amos 9:7, and the subject of military action in Isaiah 22:6. These clauses confirm the verse-level presentation rather than a separate English definition.