H3265

יָעִיר

ya.urN:N-M-P

Jair

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'

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

יָעוֺר Kt, יָעִיר Qr, proper name, masculine father of Elhanan the giant-slayer 1Chr 20:5 (Ιαειρ) + || 2Sam 21:19 (where read יעיר for יַעֲרֵי, and strike out אֹרְגִים, see Th We Dr Bu Kit HPS).


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