Study it in the app“Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead; his were Havvoth-jair of Jair son of Manasseh, which is in Gilead; his was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and bars of bronze;”
Ben-geber,בֶּן גֶּבֶרin Ramoth-gilead;בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָדhisלוֹwere Havvoth-jairחַוֺּת יָאִירof Jairsonבֶּןof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהwhich isאֲשֶׁרin Gilead;בַּגִּלְעָדhisלוֹwas the regionחֶבֶלof Argob,אַרְגֹּבwhich isאֲשֶׁרin Bashan,בַּבָּשָׁןsixtyשִׁשִּׁיםgreatגְּדֹלוֹתcitiesעָרִיםwith wallחוֹמָהand barsוּבְרִיחַof bronze;נְחֹשֶׁת
Ben-geber
Ben-geber: Solomon's officer in Ramoth-gilead (1 Kings 4:13). The name means "son of Geber."
Where else “ben” appearsRamoth-gilead
Ramoth-gilead: a city of refuge and of Levites in Gad, east of the Jordan.
Where else “ramot” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsvillage, encampment
Village, encampment: a small group of dwellings.
Where else “chavot” appearsJair
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh who took some villages in Gilead; other men bear the same name. The name means "he gives light."
Where else “yair” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appearsallotment
A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.
Where else “chevel” appearsArgob
Argob: a region of Bashan, east of the Jordan, with sixty cities. The name means "stony."
Where else “argov” appearsBashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appearssixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appearswall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appearsbolt
The piece that locks a door shut.
Where else “veriach” appearsbronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears“Havvoth-jair”: “the villages of Jair” (Numbers 32:41).
1Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
2Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
12Baana son of Ahilud, Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean, which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
13 · This verse (above)
14Ahinadab son of Iddo, at Mahanaim;
