Chavvôwth Yâʻîyr — H2334

Definition

locative proper noun

hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine

1. Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair"
2. certain villages on the east of Jordan, in Gilead or Bashan, which were taken by Jair, the son of Manasseh, and called after his name; 60 or 23 or 30 cities in total

Usually translated as

Havoth-jair, BashanHavoth-jair

Origin

from the plural of H2333 and a modification of H3265

• Derived from Chavvâh (H2333)
• Derived from Yâʻûwr (H3265)

Occurrences

Chavvôwth Yâʻîyr occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1)

• Numbers 32:41 — And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair (חַוֹּ֥ת).
• Deuteronomy 3:14 — Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair (חַוֹּ֣ת), unto this day.
• Judges 10:4 — And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair (חַוֹּ֣ת) unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.