# נִיר (nir)

Israeli respelling: nir. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5214. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

to till the soil

King James renderings: break up.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/nir-h5214

## Occurrences

- [Jeremiah 4:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/4/3) — For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
- [Hosea 10:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/10/12) — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righ…