2334. Chavvoth Yair
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Chavvoth Yair: Villages of Jair

Original Word: חַוּוֹת יָעִיר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Chavvowth Ya`iyr
Pronunciation: khav-VOTH yah-EER
Phonetic Spelling: (khav-vothe' yaw-eer')
Definition: Villages of Jair
Meaning: hamlets of Jair

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bashan, Havoth-jair

From the plural of chavvah and a modification of Ya'uwr; hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine -- (Bashan-)Havoth-jair.

see HEBREW chavvah

see HEBREW Ya'uwr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chavvah and Yair
Definition
"tent villages of Jair," an area E. of the Jordan
NASB Translation
Havvoth-jair (3).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from חַוָּה (chavvah, meaning "village" or "hamlet") and יָעִיר (Ya'ir, a personal name meaning "he enlightens" or "he shines").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for חַוּוֹת יָעִיר, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and context. However, the concept of villages or settlements can be related to Greek terms such as κώμη (kome, meaning "village") in the Septuagint or New Testament contexts.

Usage: The term "Chavvoth Ya'ir" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a collection of villages or settlements that were under the control or influence of Jair, a notable figure in the tribe of Manasseh. These settlements are mentioned in the context of territorial inheritance and conquest.

Context: The "Hamlets of Jair" are mentioned in several passages of the Old Testament, primarily in the context of the territorial allotments of the tribes of Israel. Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, is credited with capturing and naming these settlements. The specific references to Chavvoth Ya'ir can be found in the following passages:

Numbers 32:41 (BSB): "Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair."
Deuteronomy 3:14 (BSB): "Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. It was named after him, that is, Havvoth-jair, to this day."
Joshua 13:30 (BSB): "The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair in Bashan, sixty cities."
Judges 10:4 (BSB): "He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are called Havvoth-jair to this day."

These passages highlight the significance of Jair's conquests and the lasting legacy of his name in the region. The "Hamlets of Jair" were strategically important and symbolized the expansion and settlement of the tribe of Manasseh in the Transjordan area.

Forms and Transliterations
יָאִ֔יר יָאִ֗יר יָאִֽיר׃ יאיר יאיר׃ yā’îr yā·’îr yaIr
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 32:41
HEB: אֶתְהֶ֖ן חַוֹּ֥ת יָאִֽיר׃
NAS: and called them Havvoth-jair.
KJV: thereof, and called them Havothjair.
INT: towns and called Havvoth-jair

Deuteronomy 3:14
HEB: הַבָּשָׁן֙ חַוֹּ֣ת יָאִ֔יר עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם
NAS: his own name, Havvoth-jair, [as it is] to this
INT: name Bashan Havvoth-jair far day

Judges 10:4
HEB: יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֹּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: that are called Havvoth-jair to this
KJV: which are called Havothjair unto this day,
INT: that are called Havvoth-jair against day

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2334
3 Occurrences


yā·’îr — 3 Occ.















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