H4353G

מָכִיר

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Machir

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family 2) son of Ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the Transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to Saul and to David

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מָכִיר proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Μαχειρ (Sabean מכר Hal⁴).

1. eldest son of Manasseh; — Gen 50:23; Num 26:29 (twice in verse); Num 27:1; Num 32:39; Num 32:40; Num 36:1; Deut 3:15; Josh 13:31 (twice in verse); Josh 17:1; Josh 17:3, compare 1Chr 1:21; 1Chr 1:23; 1Chr 7:14; 1Chr 7:15; 1Chr 7:16; 1Chr 7:17 see also Judg 5:14 (poetry) where = Manasseh.

2. son of `Ammiel 2Sam 9:4; 2Sam 9:5; 2Sam 17:27.

17 occurrences

Genesis (1), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (3), Judges (1), I Chronicles (6)