Lexical Definition

‎מָגוּר‎ mâgûwr (maw-goor') sojourning ^H:N-M
or מָגֻר mâgur (maw-goor'); from ‎גּוּר‎ in the sense of lodging

dwelling, pilgrimage, where sojourn, be a stranger. Compare ‎מָגוֹר‎.

• a temporary abode
• by extension, a permanent residence

1) sojourning place, dwelling-place, sojourning
1a) dwelling-place
1b) sojourning, lifetime

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎מָגוֺר‎] noun [masculine] sojourning-place, dwelling-place, sojourning — suffix ‎מְגוּרָ ם‎ Ps 55:16* plural construct ‎מְגוּרֵי‎ Gen 37:1 suffix ‎מְגוּרַי‎ Gen 47:9, ‎מְגוּרָי֑‎ Ps 119:54, ‎מְגֻרֶיךָ‎ Gen 17:8; Gen 28:4, ‎מְגוּרָיו‎ Job 18:19, ‎מְגוּרֵיהֶם‎ Gen 36:7 + 2 t. ‎מְגֻרֵיהֶם‎ Exod 6:4 — dwelling-place Ps 55:16*; Job 18:19 — sojourning( -place), always plural ‎׳‎‎אֶרֶץ מ‎ Gen 17:8; Gen 28:4; Gen 36:7; Gen 37:1; Exod 6:4 (Hexateuch always P) Ezek 20:38 sojourning (plural) = life time, ‎׳‎‎שְׁנֵי מ‎ Gen 47:9 ‎׳‎‎יְמֵי מ‎ Gen 47:9 compare ‎׳‎‎בֵּית מ‎ Ps 119:54.

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