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 · H5171
na.cha.ray — Naharai
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.37 § Naharai = "snorter" one of David's mighty warriors and the armour bearer of Joab
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H763
a.ram na.ha.ra.yim — Mesopotamia
§ Aram-naharaim = "Aram of the two rivers" Mesopotamia
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Snorer, a Berothite, one of David’s heroes, and armour-bearer of Joab (1 Chr. 11:39).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
