Strong H81654 sensesשֵׂעִיר

Meaning of the name

The 4 senses of Strong H8165

The lexicon tells 4 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H8165 appears in 38 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. SeirH8165ARegion inhabited by Edomites, descendants of Esau23 verses · 8 books
2. (Mount) SeirH8165GMountainous region in Seir, associated with Edom11 verses · 4 books
3. SeirH8165BHorite chief, ancestor of the Horites of Seir3 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles
4. (Mount) SeirH8165HLandmark on the boundary of Judah1 verse · Joshua

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• seir38

First verses

1. Genesis 14:6
   And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El–paran, which is by the wilderness.
2. Genesis 32:3
   And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
3. Genesis 33:14
   Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
4. Genesis 33:16
   So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
5. Genesis 36:8
   Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
6. Genesis 36:9
   And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
7. Genesis 36:20
   These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
8. Genesis 36:21
   And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
9. Genesis 36:30
   Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
10. Numbers 24:18
    And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
11. Deuteronomy 1:2
    (There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh–barnea.)
12. Deuteronomy 1:44
    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
13. Deuteronomy 2:1
    Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
14. Deuteronomy 2:4
    And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
15. Deuteronomy 2:5
    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
16. Deuteronomy 2:8
    And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
17. Deuteronomy 2:12
    The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.
18. Deuteronomy 2:22
    As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
19. Deuteronomy 2:29
    (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.
20. Deuteronomy 33:2
    And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.