Strong H2334חַוּוֹת יָעִיר

Havvoth-jair

Transliteration: chavvôth yâ‛îyr
Pronunciation: khav-vothe' yaw-eer'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From the plural of H2333 and a modification of H3265; hamlets of {Jair} a region of Palestine: - [Bashan-] Havoth-jair.

Meaning of the name

Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair"

Detailed definition

Havvoth-jair were villages in Gilead captured by Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, during the Israelite conquest of the region (Num 32:41; Deut 3:14; Judg 10:4; 1 Chr 2:23).

In the biblical story

Havvoth-jair

Villages in Gilead captured by Jair

Havvoth-jair were villages in Gilead captured by Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, during the Israelite conquest of the region (Num 32:41; Deut 3:14; Judg 10:4; 1 Chr 2:23).

In the Bible

Strong H2334 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jair3

First verses

Numbers 32:41
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair.
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, 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 unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

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