Definition

a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence

Etymology

or מָגֻר; from H1481 (גּוּר) in the sense of lodging;

Where the KJV renders it

• dwelling
• pilgrimage
• where sojourn
• be a stranger. Compare H4032 (מָגוֹר)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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