נִיר nîyr

Meaning

to till the soil

In the King James Version: break up.

Derivation: a root probably identical with that of H5216 (נִיר), through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow;

Where it is used

• Jeremiah 4:3 For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
• Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.