stranger

Found 131 times in the King James Bible

H1616 Hebrew
G3939 Greek

English Definition

properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

גֵּר

Transliteration

gêr

Strong's Reference H1616

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

παροικέω

Transliteration

gûwr

Strong's Reference G3939
Greek Meaning

properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)

"Stranger" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H1616, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G3939. Context determines which original word is being used.

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