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Machir

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4353

מָכִיר

ma.khir — Machir

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family 2) son of Ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the Transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to Saul and to David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4519

מְנַשֶּׁה

me.nash.sheh — Manasseh

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.51; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Ephraim (H0669); married to Aramitess (H0761); father of: Machir (H4353) and Asriel (H0844H) § Manasseh = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile 3) a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H761

אֲרַמִּי

a.ram.mi — Aramean

A woman of Syria living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.14; married to Manasseh (H4519); father of: Machir (H4353) § Syrian or Aramean = "exalted" a thing or a person from Syria or Aram

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5988

עַמִּיאֵל

am.mi.el — Ammiel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.12; son of: Gemalli (H1582) § Ammiel = "my kinsman is God" 1) the spy from the tribe of Dan who perished in the plague for his evil report 2) father of Machir of Lo-debar 3) father of Bathsheba; also 'Eliam' 4) the 6th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper of the temple

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4520

מְנַשִּׁי

me.nash.shi — Manassite

Someone from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.51; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Ephraim (H0669); married to Aramitess (H0761); father of: Machir (H4353) and Asriel (H0844H) Group of me.nash.sheh (מְנַשֶּׁה "Manasseh" H4519) § Manassites = Manasseh "causing to forget" 1) descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph and grandson of Jacob 1a) specifically used only of that half that lived east of the Jordan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2697

חֶצְרוֹנִי

chets.ro.ni — Hezronite

Someone descended from Hezron who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12; son of: Perez (H6557); brother of: Hamul (H2538); married to daughter_of_Machir (H4353I) and Abiah (H0029J); father of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806) Group of chets.ron (חֶצְרוֹן "Hezron" H2696H) § Hezronites , of Hezron "enclosed" or "division of song" a descendant of Hezron

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4354

מָכִירִי

ma.khi.ri — Machirite

Someone descended from Machir who was a man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Group of ma.khir (מָכִיר "Machir" H4353) § Machirites = "a salesman" the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4447

הַמֹּלֶכֶת

mo.le.khet — Hammolecheth

A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.18; daughter of: Machir (H4353); sister of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570) and Sheresh (H8329); mother of: Ishhod (H0379), Abiezer (H0044H) and Mahlah (H4244H) § Hammoleketh = "the queen" daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6570

פֶּ֫רֶשׁ

pe.resh — Peresh

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.16; son of: Machir (H4353) and Maacah (H4601M); brother of: Gilead (H1568H), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447) § Peresh = "dung" son of Machir by his wife Maachah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8329

שָׁ֑רֶשׁ

she.resh — Sheresh

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.16; son of: Machir (H4353) and Maacah (H4601M); brother of: Gilead (H1568H), Peresh (H6570) and Hammolecheth (H4447); father of: Ulam (H0198) and Rakem (H7552J) § Sheresh = "root" son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh

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Historical dictionary entry

Sold. (1.) Manasseh’s oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably his only son (see 1 Chr. 7:14, 15; comp. Num. 26:29-33; Josh. 13:31). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead (Num. 26:29). They settled in land taken from the Amorites (Num. 32:39, 40; Deut. 3:15) by a special enactment (Num. 36:1-3; Josh. 17:3, 4). He is once mentioned as the representative of the tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan (Judg. 5:14). (2.) A descendant of the preceding, residing at Lo-debar, where he maintained Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth till he was taken under the care of David (2 Sam. 9:4), and where he afterwards gave shelter to David himself when he was a fugitive (17:27).

Scripture references

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

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