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1 Chronicles 2:23

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3947 And he took ויקח

H1650 Geshur גשׁור

H758 and Aram וארם

H854 with את

H2333 the towns חות

H2971 of Jair יאיר

H853 מאתם

H854 them with את

H7079 Kenath קנת

H853 ואת

H1323 בנתיה

H8346 thereof even threescore שׁשׁים

H5892 cities עיר

H3605 All כל

H428 these אלה

H1121 belonged to the sons בני

H4353 of Machir מכיר

H1 the father אבי

H1568 of Gilead גלעד׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

H3947 took

H1650 Geshur

and

H758 Aram

H854 with

the

H2333 towns

H2971 Jair

H4480 from

them

H854 with

H7079 Kenath

and

the

H2333 towns

thereof

even

H8346 threescore

H5892 cities

H3605 All

H428 these

belonged

the

H1121 sons

H4353 Machir

the

H1 father

H1568 Gilead

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2971

Hebrew: יָאִיר

Transliteration: Yâʼîyr

Pronunciation: yaw-ere'

Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine

Bible Usage: Jair.

Definition:

enlightener; {Jair} the name of four Israelites

Jair = "he enlightens"

1. a descendant of Manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest

2. the Gileadite, a judge of Israel for 22 years during the time of the judges; father of 30 sons

3. a Benjamite, son of Kish, and father of Mordecai

4. father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906