חַוֹּות יָעִיר

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H2334

Transliteration: Chavvôwth Yâʻîyr

Pronunciation: khav-vothe' yaw-eer'

Definition: Havoth-jair

Original: חוּות יעיר

Transliteration: chavvôth yâ‛ı̂yr

Phonetic: khav-vothe' yaw-eer'

BDB Definition:

Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair"

certain villages on the east of Jordan, in Gilead or Bashan, which were taken by Jair, the son of Manasseh, and called after his name; 60 or 23 or 30 cities in total

Origin: from the plural of H2333" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2333 and a modification of H3265" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3265

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location