- Original: אוּר - Transliteration: 'Uwr - Phonetic: oor - Definition: Ur = flame 1. city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to mesopotamia and Canaan - Origin: the same as H217 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: the same as H217 ; Ur a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite: - Ur. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Ur, 5 Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7; 1 Chronicles 11:35; Nehemiah 9:7