H7793
שׁוּר
Shur
§ Shur = "wall" a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea also 'wilderness of Etham'
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
III. שׁוּר proper name, of a location southwest of Palestine, on east border of Egypt; — Gen 16:7 (J; ׳דֶּרֶךְ שׁ), Gen 20:1 (E), towards Egypt Gen 25:18 (J), 1Sam 15:7, שׁ֫וּרָה 1Sam 27:8 ׳מִדְּבַּרשֿׁ Exod 15:22 (J). — Often supposed to denote properly the 'wall' or line of fortresses, built by Egyptian kings across isthmus of Suez; but dubious: compare DrHast. DB SHUR.
5 occurrences
Genesis (2), Exodus (1), I Samuel (2)