Lexicon
מְחִיר
me.chir
H4243
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Mehir

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me.chir appears as a proper name in a genealogical statement identifying a man as Eshton's father.

The sole attestation presents the term as a proper name within a genealogy: in 1 Chronicles 4:11 it identifies the man named as Eshton's father.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in a genealogy · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in 1 Chronicles 4:11, where it occurs in the statement that Chelub begot the named person and that he was Eshton's father. The APB renders the verse, "Chelub brother of Shuhah begot Mehir; he was the father of Eshton."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 4:11, the APB presents the term as "Mehir" in a genealogical statement. It confirms the named-person setting rather than a fuller lexical contribution.

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