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Jaazer — the meaning of the Hebrew name יַעֲזֵיר

יַעֲזֵיר

Yaʻăzêyr · pronounced yah-az-ayr' · Strong's H3270 · a place · also spelled Jazer

Jaazer means helpful.

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עָזַר ʻâzar (from, H5826) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or יַעְזֵר; from H5826; helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Num 21:32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jaazer

12 occurrences in 12 verses — Numbers, Joshua, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Num 21:32Num 32:1Num 32:3Num 32:35Josh 13:25Josh 21:392Sam 24:51Chr 6:661Chr 26:31Isa 16:8Isa 16:9Jer 48:32

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