Hebrew - English Dictionary
H8165 - Seir
Strong's No.: | H8165 |
Hebrew: | שֵׂעִיר |
Transliteration: | Sêʻîyr |
Phonetic: | say-eer' |
Word Origin: | Formed like H8163 |
Bible Usage: | Seir. |
Strongs Definition: | rough; {Seir} a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal {occupants} also one in Palestine |
Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy" 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 a. 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 |
Bible References:
Seir |
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Translation Occurrences: |
Seir ( 36 )
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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.