Lexical Definition

‎סוּר‎ Çûwr (soor) Sur ^N:N--T
the same as ‎סוּר‎

Sur.

• § Sur = "turning aside"
• Sur, a gate of the temple

1) a temple gate

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎סוּר‎ proper name of a temple-gate; — ‎׳‎‎שַׁעַר ס‎ 2Kgs 11:6 (> || 2Chr 23:5 ‎שַׁעַר הַיְסוֺד‎, see ‎יְסוֺד‎), but strike out ver. as gloss We^{Bleek, Einl. 4, 258} Kmp^Kau Benz.

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Sur • Gate of the temple in Jerusalem

Sur, a gate of the temple in Jerusalem, possibly referring to the Foundation Gate (2 Kgs. 11:6).

• A location in Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם only mentioned at 2Ki.11.6;
• only referred to as Sur סוּר.
  

Sur is mentioned in 2 Kings 11:6 as a gate of the temple in Jerusalem. It is listed along with the gates of the guards and the gate behind the guards. The exact location and identity of the Sur Gate are uncertain, but some scholars suggest that it may refer to the Foundation Gate (2 Chr. 23:5). The context of the passage describes the measures taken by Jehoiada the priest to protect the young king Joash during his coronation and the overthrow of Athaliah.

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