- Original: ניר - Transliteration: Niyr - Phonetic: neer - Definition: 1. (Qal) to break up, freshly plough or till - Origin: a root probably identical with that of H5216 , through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow - TWOT entry: 1360 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A root probably identical with that of H5216 through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow; to till the soil: - break up. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • up, 2 Jeremiah 4:3; Hosea 10:12