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Jagur

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3017

יָגוּר

ya.gur — Jagur

§ Jagur = "he sojourns" a town of Judah, one of those farthest to the south, on the frontier of Edom

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Historical dictionary entry

Place of sojourn, a city on the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:21).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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