Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3265

יָעִיר

ya.ur · “Jair

Used 2 times across 1 book

Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19;
father of: Elhanan (H0445)
Another name of ya.a.re o.re.gim (יַעֲרֵי אֹרְגִים "Jaare-oregim" H3296)
§ Jair = "forested"
1) father of Elhanan the giant slayer, one of David's mighty warriors
1a) also called 'Jaare-oregim'
Where it appears
1 Chronicles
2
In the text
1 Chronicles 20:5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.

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