rir (H7388) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H7388

רִיר

rirreer

saliva

1890 spelling: rîyr

Gematria 410

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

saliva; by resemblance, broth

Rendered in the KJV as

spittle, white (of an egg).

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

בְּרִ֣יר1
רִיר֖וֹ1

How it is rendered · 2

in [the] slime of1
spittle his1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
HR/Ncmsc · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Samuel1 of 2 · 50%
Job1 of 2 · 50%

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1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 21:13רִיר֖וֹrironoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.here: spittle his

Job1 occurrence

Job 6:6בְּרִ֣ירberirpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?here: in [the] slime of

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