Lexicon
מָכִירִי
ma.khi.ri
H4354
N:N--PG Hebrew

Machirite

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ma.khi.ri denotes membership in the clan traced to Machir in a genealogical listing.

The term is attested as a masculine singular gentilic identifying the clan associated with Machir in the listing of Manasseh's descendants.

Senses in use

  1. Member of Machir's clan · dominant

    In Numbers 26:29, the masculine singular gentilic occurs in the clause naming Machir's clan within the sons of Manasseh. The APB renders the verse with “the clan of the Machirites,” while the whole-verse translation presents the broader genealogical sequence from Machir to Gilead.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 26:29, the APB presents the clan as “the clan of the Machirites.” This rendering is read within the verse's broader genealogical listing.

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