HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6811
צָעִיר
tsa.ir — Zair
Zair = "small" a city in Edom Another name of tso.ar (צֹ֫עַר "Zoar" H6820)
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Zair
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3902
לַחְמִי
lach.mi — Lahmi
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "[brother of] Goliath" at 2Sa.21.16; § Lahmi = "my bread" brother of Goliath the Gittite and slain by Elhanan the son of Zair
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Little, a place probably east of the Dead Sea, where Joram discomfited the host of Edom who had revolted from him (2 Kings 8:21).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.