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יְגַר
ye.gar
H3026A
N:N--L Hebrew

Jegar

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ye.gar is the proper name Laban gives to the named object in Genesis 31:47.

The attested use is a proper name: in Genesis 31:47, Laban gives the name Jegar-sahadutha, while Jacob gives it Galeed.

Senses in use

  1. Laban's name for the object · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in Genesis 31:47, where it occurs in Laban's act of naming; in Genesis 31:47 the APB renders, "Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 31:47, the APB presents the term within the name "Jegar-sahadutha" in Laban's naming clause.

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