𐀒𐀓

Moabite

Etymology
Moabite word for wall: "kir".[1] Akkadian: qiru.

Noun
𐀒𐀓 (kir).
Biblical idiomatic expression: "kir moav" (Χ§Χ™Χ¨ ΧžΧ•ΧΧ‘).
  1. wall
    • 840 BC, Mesha stele:
      ‏𐀅𐀁𐀓 𐀟 𐀀𐀍 𐀟 𐀁𐀒𐀓𐀁 𐀟 π€„π€’π€“β€Ž
      wbr ΚΎn bqrb hqr
      and there is not a rift in the wall

References
  1. Haim Rabin. Semitic languages. Jerusalem. 1991
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