מָכִיר

Strong’s Definition

Makir, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H4376 (מָכַר); salesman;

KJV Usage

Machir.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.eldest son of manasseh by an aramite or syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family
• 2.son of ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to saul and to david

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mâkîyr; Pronunciation: maw-keer'