חַוּוֹת יָעִיר

Strong’s Definition

hamlets of Jair, a region of Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from the plural of H2333 (חַוָּה) and a modification of H3265 (יָעוּר);

KJV Usage

(Bashan-) Havoth-jair.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chavvôwth Yâʻîyr; Pronunciation: khav-vothe' yaw-eer'