HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6177
עֲרֹעֵר
a.ro.er — Aroer
Aroer = "ruins" a city in Ammon near the Jabbok belonging to Gad Also named: a.ro.e.ri (עֲרֹעֵרִי "Aroerite" H6200)
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Aroer
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3273
יְעִיאֵל
ye.i.el — Jeiel
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.7 § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away" 1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra 2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel 3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark 4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah 5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul 7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors 8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors 9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan 10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6200
עֲרֹעֵרִי
a.ro.e.ri — Aroerite
Group of a.ro.er (עֲרֹעֵר, עֲדְעָדָה "Aroer" H6177) § Aroerite, of Aroer "destitute" an inhabitant of Aroer
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8091
שָׁמָע
sha.ma — Shama
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.44; son of: Hotham (H2369H); brother of: Jeiel (H3273H) § Shama = "obedient" son of Hotham the Aroerite, brother of Jeiel, both listed as mighty warriors of David
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Ruins. (1.) A town on the north bank of the Arnon (Deut. 4:48; Judg. 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33), the southern boundary of the kingdom of Sihon (Josh. 12:2). It is now called Arair, 13 miles west of the Dead Sea. (2.) One of the towns built by the tribe of Gad (Num. 32:34) “before Rabbah” (Josh. 13:25), the Ammonite capital. It was famous in the history of Jephthah (Judg. 11:33) and of David (2 Sam. 24:5). (Comp. Isa. 17:2; 2 Kings 15:29.) (3.) A city in the south of Judah, 12 miles south-east of Beersheba, to which David sent presents after recovering the spoil from the Amalekites at Ziklag (1 Sam. 30:26, 28). It was the native city of two of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:44). It is now called Ar’arah.
Scripture references
Deuteronomy 4:48Judges 11:262 Kings 10:33Joshua 12:2Numbers 32:34Joshua 13:25Judges 11:332 Samuel 24:5Isaiah 17:22 Kings 15:291 Samuel 30:261 Samuel 30:281 Chronicles 11:44Joshua 13:9Joshua 13:161 Chronicles 5:8Jeremiah 48:19
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.