Seir • שֵׂעִיר • H8165H — Bruhman Translator's Bible

Lexical Definition

‎שֵׂעִיר‎ Sêʻîyr (say-eer') Seir ^N:N--L
formed like ‎שָׂעִיר‎; rough

Seir.

§ Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy"
Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine

n pr m
1) patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites
n pr terr
2) the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea n pr mont
3) a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf
3a) apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself
4) a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
שֵׂעִ֔יר	Seir	Josh.15.10

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שֵׂעִיר‎ proper name Se`îr (= ‎שָׂעִיר‎, goat ? compare Gray^Prop.N.94; but note play in ‎שֵׂעָר‎ Gen 25:25, ‎שָׂעִר‎ Gen 27:11; Gen 27:23 Nö^{ZMG xl (1886). 165; Ency. Bib. ii. 1183} compare proper name, of a mountain (the 'hairy,' i.e. 'well-wooded,' compare trees), proper name, of a people (originally proper name, of a location) ; Lag^{BN 92} thinks ‎׳‎‎שׂ‎ originally proper name, masculine, but land much earlier in OT.; perhaps = Tel Amarna land Šêri, Zim^{ZA vi (1891), 257} Jastr^{JBL xi (1892), 114} Wkl^{Tel Am. 181, 26} Buhl^{Edom. 28. f.}); —

1. Σηειρ: a. terr. land of Edom, south of Dead Sea, ‎׳‎‎אַ֫רְצָה שׂ‎ Gen 32:4* (J; || ‎שְׂדֵה אֱדוֺם‎), compare Gen 36:30 (P); ‎׳‎‎שׂ‎ alone Judg 5:4 (poem; || id.), Num 24:18 (J E; || ‎אֱדוֺם‎), Deut 1:44; Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29; Deut 33:2; Josh 11:19 (D), Isa 21:11; 2Chr 20:23 b; with ‎ה‎ locative ‎שֵׂעִ֫ירָה‎ Gen 33:14; Gen 33:16 (J), Josh 12:7 (D).
b. specific mont. East of Arabah, ‎׳‎‎הַרשֿׂ‎ Josh 24:4 (E), Gen 36:8; Gen 36:9 (P), Deut 1:2; Deut 2:1; Deut 21:5; Ezek 35:2; Ezek 35:3; Ezek 35:7; Ezek 35:15; 1Chr 4:42; 2Chr 20:10; 2Chr 20:22; 2Chr 20:23 compare ‎׳‎‎הַרֲרָם שׂ‎ Gen 14:6 (home of ‎הַחֹרִי‎; on text see Buhl^{Edom. 28} Gunk^Gn). c. of a people Ezek 25:8 = Edom [van d. H.](/btb/not_created.html) ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎]; but strike out ᵐ5^B Hi Co Berthol Toy Krae.
d. personified as masculine in ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵישֿׂ‎ (see ‎חֹרִי‎ p. 360; compare Gen 14:6) Gen 36:20 = 1Chr 1:38; Gen 36:21 (P; + ‎בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֺם‎); = Edomites 2Chr 25:11; 2Chr 25:14 (|| ‎אֱדוֺמִים‎).

2. mont. in Judah, ‎׳‎‎הַרשֿׂ‎ Josh 15:10 (P), Ασσαρ, A Σηειρ, ᵐ5^L Σιειρ; Di Buhl^{G 91} and others compare hill-ruin Sârîs approximately 9 miles west of Jerusalem. (Rob^{BR iii. 156}).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
Genesis	14:6 · 25:25 · 27:11 · 27:23 · 32:4* · 33:14 · 33:16 · 36:8 · 36:9 · 36:20 · 36:21 · 36:30
Numbers	24:18
Deuteronomy	1:2 · 1:44 · 2:1 · 2:4 · 2:8 · 2:12 · 2:22 · 2:29 · 21:5 · 33:2
Joshua	11:19 · 12:7 · 15:10 · 24:4
Judges	5:4
1 Chronicles	1:38 · 4:42
2 Chronicles	20:10 · 20:22 · 20:23 · 25:11 · 25:14
Isaiah	21:11
Ezekiel	25:8 · 35:2 · 35:3 · 35:7 · 35:15

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Mount Seir_2 • Landmark on the boundary of Judah

Mount Seir was a landmark on the boundary of Judah, near Kiriath-jearim and Chesalon (Josh. 15:10).

A location only mentioned at Jos.15.10;
only referred to as Seir_Mount שֵׂעִיר.

Mount Seir, mentioned in Joshua 15:10, is a landmark on the boundary of the tribe of Judah, located near Kiriath-jearim and Chesalon. This Mount Seir is distinct from the more well-known Mount Seir in Edom, which is associated with Esau and his descendants. The name "Seir" means "shaggy" or "wooded," suggesting that this mountain was likely a wooded height. Its exact location is uncertain, but it may be part of the range that runs northeast from Saris by Karyat el-'Anab and Biddu to the plateau of el-Jib. Traces of an ancient forest can still be seen in this area.

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