7388. riyr
Strong's Lexicon
riyr: Discharge, mucus, spittle

Original Word: רִיר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: riyr
Pronunciation: reer
Phonetic Spelling: (reer)
Definition: Discharge, mucus, spittle
Meaning: saliva, broth

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to flow

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for similar concepts of impurity or discharge might be found in terms like "ῥύπος" (rhypos - filth) or "ῥύσις" (rhysis - flow), though there is no direct one-to-one correspondence.

Usage: The Hebrew word "riyr" refers to a bodily discharge, often associated with mucus or spittle. It is used in contexts that describe physical conditions or impurities, particularly those that render a person ceremonially unclean according to the Levitical laws.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, bodily discharges were significant not only for health reasons but also for their implications on ritual purity. The Levitical laws, as outlined in the Torah, provided detailed instructions on how to handle various bodily discharges to maintain ceremonial cleanliness. These laws were part of a broader system that distinguished between the holy and the common, the clean and the unclean, reflecting the Israelites' covenant relationship with God and their call to be a holy people.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רִיר noun masculine slimy juice, spittle; — construct בְּרִיר חַלָּמוּת Job 6:6 in the juice of ׳ח (al. slime of yolk, i.e. white of egg); suffix דִירוֺ 1 Samuel 21:14 his spittle.

רֵישׁ, רִישׁ see רושׁ. רִישׁוֺן see ראשׁון

רַךְ, רֹךְ see רבך

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
spittle, white of an egg

From ruwr; saliva; by resemblance, broth -- spittle, white (of an egg).

see HEBREW ruwr

Forms and Transliterations
בְּרִ֣יר בריר רִיר֖וֹ רירו bə·rîr beRir bərîr rî·rōw riRo rîrōw
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Samuel 21:14
HEB: הַשַּׁ֔עַר וַיּ֥וֹרֶד רִיר֖וֹ אֶל־ זְקָנֽוֹ׃
INT: gate descend spittle about beard

Job 6:6
HEB: יֶשׁ־ טַ֝֗עַם בְּרִ֣יר חַלָּמֽוּת׃
KJV: [any] taste in the white of an egg?
INT: is there taste the white the white

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7388
2 Occurrences


bə·rîr — 1 Occ.
rî·rōw — 1 Occ.
















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