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Jairוְיָאִירsonבֶּןof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהwentהָלַךְand tookוַיִּלְכֹּדtheir villages,חַוֺּתֵיהֶםand he calledוַיִּקְרָאthemאֶתְהֶןHavvoth-jair.חַוֺּת יָאִיר
Numbers 32:41
Study it in the app“Jair son of Manasseh went and took their villages, and he called them Havvoth-jair.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 32:41, word by word
- Jairיָאִירyair
Jair
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” appears- sonבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
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” appears- wentהָלַךְhalach
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halach” appears- and tookיִּלְכֹּדyilkod
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkod” appears- their villagesחַוֺּתֵיchavote
village, encampment
Village, encampment: a small group of dwellings.
Where else “chavote” appears- and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Havvoth-jairחַוֺּתchavot
Havvoth-jair
Havvoth-jair, a group of villages east of the Jordan. The name means "villages of Jair."
Where else “chavot” appears
Translation note
“Havvoth-jair” means “villages of Jair.”
The context
40Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.
41 · This verse (above)
42Nobah went and took Kenath and its towns, and he called it Nobah, after his own name.