גֵּר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. foreigner, stranger: one who sojourns in a foreign place
2. convert to Judaism, proselyte (Judaism)
Pronunciation
gér
Examples5
וְגֵר לֹא־תוֹנֶה וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּ כִּי־גֵּרִים הֱיִיתֶם באֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם׃
And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
גֵּר אָנֹכִי באֶרֶץ אַל־תַּסְתֵּר מִמֶּנִּי מִצְוֺתֶיךָ׃
I am a sojourner in the earth; hide not Thy commandments from me.
עקילס הַגֵּר נִכְנַס אֵצֶל רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר.
Akilas the proselyte entered to Rabbi Eliezer
בִּהְיוֹתָם מְתֵי מִסְפָּר כִּמְעַט וְגֵרִים בָּהּ׃
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and sojourners in it
אִם אִתָּהּ מוֹצָא במגירה 30€ זֶה מִשּׁוּם שהיו לַ״י יוֹתֵר מִדַּי שְׁטָרוֹת וְלָכֵן הִשְׁאַרְתִּי לֵךְ.
If you find 30 euros in the drawer, it's because I had too many bills and left them with you.