Havoth-jair — the meaning of the Hebrew name חַוּוֹת יָעִיר

חַוּוֹת יָעִיר

Chavvôwth Yâʻîyr · pronounced khav-vothe' yaw-eer' · Strong's H2334 · a place

Havoth-jair means hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine.

Built from

חַוָּה chavvâh (the plural of, H2333) — by implication, an encampment or village open in the lexicon ›

יָעוּר Yâʻûwr (a modification of, H3265) — wooded open in the lexicon ›

from the plural of H2333 and a modification of H3265; hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine.

Num 32:41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judges

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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