Quick Definition
Havvoth-jair
Biblical Persons & Places
Havvoth-jair
Havvoth-jair= near Gilead (Gilead@Gen.31.21-Zec=H1568G)
A location near Gilead first mentioned at Num.32.41;
only referred to as Havvoth-jair (חַוּוֹת יָעִיר).
Strong's Definition
hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine
Derivation: from the plural of H2333 (חַוָּה) and a modification of H3265 (יָעוּר);
KJV Usage: (Bashan-) Havoth-jair.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair"
1) 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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair"
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חַוּוֹת יָעִיר
chavvôth yâ‛ý̂yr
BDB Definition:
Havoth-jair = villages of Jair
1) 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
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the plural of H2333 and a modification of H3265
Total KJV Occurrences: 3