Lexicon
צָעִיר
tsa.ir
H6811
N:N--L Hebrew

Zair

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tsa.ir is used as a proper name for the place to which Joram passed with his chariots.

The attested form is a proper name identifying the place to which Joram passed before the nighttime attack described in 2 Kings 8:21.

Senses in use

  1. A place named as Joram's destination · dominant

    In 2 Kings 8:21, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs after Joram's movement; the APB renders the clause, “So Joram passed over to Zair, and all the chariots with him.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 8:21, the APB presents the term as “Zair” in Joram's destination clause.

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