Lexicon
שׁוּר
shur
H7791A
H:N-M Hebrew

wall

3
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

shur denotes a structure that can be leaped over or climbed over in the supplied biblical contexts.

The clear occurrences present shur as a structure crossed by leaping or climbing: a speaker leaps over it in 2 Samuel 22:30, and Joseph’s branches climb over it in Genesis 49:22. Its specific contribution in Psalm 18:30 is not clear from the translation.

Senses in use

  1. Structure crossed by leaping or climbing · dominant

    The singular absolute noun occurs in clauses of crossing: in 2 Samuel 22:30 the APB renders, "I can leap over a wall," while in Genesis 49:22 it renders, "his branches climb over the wall." These clauses show the term as the structure over which the stated action passes.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "wall" in 2 Samuel 22:30 and Genesis 49:22. In Psalm 18:30, its translation does not make this term’s contribution identifiable, despite the supplied occurrence of the same form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture