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Jearim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8098

שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

she.ma.yah — Shemaiah

A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.12.22 § Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah" 1) a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah 2) the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3) father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 4) an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 5) a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel 6) a Simeonite, father of Shimri 7) a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog 8) a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah 9) a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah 10) a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David 11) a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David 12) a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David 13) a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 14) a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo 15) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 16) a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 17) a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah 18) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra 19) a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 20) an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 21) son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah 22) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall 23) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 24) a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 25) grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah 26) another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8165

שֵׂעִיר

se.ir — Seir

§ Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy" n pr terr 2) the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea n pr mont 3) a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf 3a) apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself 4) a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7157

קִרְיַת יְעָרִים

qir.yat ye.a.rim — Kiriath-jearim

§ Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests" a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7732

שׁוֹבָל

sho.val — Shobal

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4265

מַחֲנֵה־דָ֑ן

ma.cha.neh-dan — Mahaneh-dan

§ Mahaneh-dan = "camp of Dan" campsite of the tribe of Dan; place behind Kirjath-jearim and between Zorah and Eshtaol

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7154

קִרְיַת בַּעַל

qir.yat ba.al — Kiriath-baal

Kirjath-baal = "city of Baal" a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin also 'Kirjath-jearim' and 'Baalah' Another name of qir.yat ye.a.rim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים "Kiriath-jearim" H7157)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3297

יְעָרִים

ye.a.rim — (Mount) Jearim

Jearim = "forests" a hill on the northern boundary of Judah Another name of ke.sa.lon (כְּסָלוֹן "Chesalon" H3693)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3693

כְּסָלוֹן

ke.sa.lon — Chesalon

Chesalon = "hopes" a town of the northern border of Judah approx 10 miles west of Jerusalem Also named: ye.a.rim (יְעָרִים "(Mount )Jearim" H3297)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4954

מִשְׁרָעִי

mish.ra.i — Mishraite

Someone descended from Mishrait(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.2.53 § Mishraites = "touching evil" the 4th of the 4 families of Kirjath-jearim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1184

בַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה

ba.a.le ye.hu.dah — Baale-judah

Baale-Judah = "the lords of Judah" a place in Judah named for the Baalim, also known as Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-baal; modern Kuriet el Enab Combined with qir.yat ye.a.rim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים "Kiriath-jearim" H7157)

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Historical dictionary entry

Forests, a mountain on the border of Judah (Josh. 15:10).

Scripture references

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

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