גִּיר (gîr) is an Aramaic noun meaning chalk. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1528).

Also rendered

• plaster

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2655)

Root family 2655: גִּיר gîr — plaster. The Hebrew equivalent, gēr, is used only once, in Isa 27:9. It refers to powdered stones of an altar. The Arabic equivalent refers to quicklime or heat. The connection may be that limestones are heated to produce quicklime, a powder, which when slaked is the chief ingredient of lime plaster. According to Albright, lime plaster was used in Israel after 1200 b.c

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