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Kir in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism
a digging; an earthwork; a wall; walled place; city; fortress; citadel. A place to which the king of Assyria carried the people of Damascus captive, at the time of Ahaz, king of Judah (II Kings 16:9). Prophecies concerning Kir are to be found in Amos 1:5; 9:7; Isaiah 22:6. Isaiah 15:1 speaks of Kir of Moab. Meta. A group of thoughts that are strongly established in carnal belief (fortress, a digging, an earthwork).
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