Lexical Definition

‎חַוּוֹת יָעִיר‎ Chavvôwth Yâʻîyr (khav-vothe' yaw-eer') Havvoth-jair ^N:N--L
from the plural of ‎חַוָּה‎ and a modification of ‎יָעוּר‎

(Bashan-) Havoth-jair.

• § Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair"
• hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine

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

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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).

• A location near Gilead גִּלְעָד first mentioned at Num.32.41;
• only referred to as Havvoth-jair חַוּוֹת יָעִיר.
  

Havvoth-jair, meaning "the villages of Jair," were settlements in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, captured these villages during the Israelite conquest of the Promised Land (Num 32:41). The territory was named after Jair and became part of the inheritance of the half-tribe of Manasseh settled in Gilead (Deut 3:14). Later, another Jair from Gilead, who judged Israel for twenty-two years, had thirty sons who controlled thirty towns, also known as Havvoth-jair (Judg 10:4). In 1 Chronicles 2:23, it is mentioned that Geshur and Aram captured some of these villages from the descendants of Jair.

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