Comparing the Assyrian-Babylonian kiru (for qiru), "wall," "inclosure," "interior," or the like, Kir might have the general meaning of a place parted off for the reception of exiled captives. Parallels would be Kir Moab, "the enclosure of Moab," Kir Heres or Kir Chareseth, "the enclosure of brick" Septuagint hoi lithoi toni toichou).

In Jehoram's invasion of Moab it alone withstood his attack; and on the city wall the king of Moab sacrificed his son (2 Kings 3:25). It was obviously the capital, i.e. Kir Moab. The name is generally taken to mean "city of the sun." Cheyne, however, points out (EB, under the word): (1) that this explanation was unknown to the ancients;

The Land of Kir is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, where the Arameans are said to have originated. It is also the place to which Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria carried the Aramean captives after he had taken the city of Damascus and conquered the kingdom of Aram-Damascus (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 1:5; 9:7).

“Map of Kir” recreated from the notes and drawings of Zhandu, Elder Bookmaster of the Eternal Library, p0884. The World of Kir comprises seven major nations, each with a deep history and a cornucopia of cultures, languages, and people. Here is a brief overview of those regions:

Kir-hareseth (Kir, Kir-heres): el-Kerak. capital of Moab; attacked by Israel (with Judah and Edom), 2 Kgs. 3. 25; Isa. 15. 1; 16. 7, 11; Jer. 48. 31, 36

Sources Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 438 Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Kir-hareseth (place) Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Kir Hareseth Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Kir Hareseth Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 231 Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)

Kir-har'aseth. (brick fortress). 2 Kings 3:25. Kir-har'aseth, Kir-ha'resh, Isaiah 16:11 Kir-har'es, Jeremiah 48:31; Jer 48:36. These four names are all applied to one place, probably Kir of Moab. See Kir of Moab.

The meaning of Kir is "inclosure" or "walled place," and it is therefore doubtful whether it is a place-name in the true sense of the word. In 2 Kings 16:9 it is mentioned as the place whither Tiglath-pileser IV carried the Syrian (Aramean) captives which he deported from Damascus after he had taken that city.

Scholarship Confidence Trends over Time for Kir 1 Der within 100 km of the Kura River Amuk Valley another name for Koa within 50 km of Tell Meskene not a proper name (common noun for "city") within 100 km of Elam El Kaiyara plain between the Tigris River and Elam 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009 2020 -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Scholarship for the ...

Bible Book: 2 Kings Type: Maps Location: Arad, Damascus, Edom, Hebron, Israel, Jerusalem, Judah, Kir-hareseth, Megiddo, Moab, Samaria Era: Heroes, kings