H3265: יָעוּר
Yâʻûwr · pronounced yaw-oor' · “Jair”
Definition
Jaur, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Jair(from the margin).
Word origin: apparently the passive participle of the same as H3293 (יַעַר); wooded;
Extended 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'
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'
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3265 is translated
- jair ×1
Bible verses with H3265 (Yâʻûwr)
Yâʻûwr appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5
And 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.