BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3296
ya.a.re o.re.gim — Jaare-oregim
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19; father of: Elhanan (H0445) Also named: ya.ur (יָעִיר "Jair" H3265) § Jaare-oregim = "forests of weaver" a man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan the giant slayer and one of David's mighty warriors; also called 'Jair'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H445
el.cha.nan — Elhanan
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19; son of: Jaare-oregim (H3296) § Elhanan = "God has been gracious" 1) Jair's son who fought the Gittites 2) Dodo's son who was a chief of David
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3265
ya.ur — 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'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Forests of the weavers, a Bethlehemite (2 Sam. 21:19), and the father of Elhanan, who slew Goliath. In 1 Chr. 20:5 called JAIR.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
