se.ir is used as a proper name identifying the father of listed sons and chiefs.

The attested form is a proper name used in genealogical statements to identify the father of a listed group: sons are named after him in 1 Chronicles 1:38, Genesis 36:20, and Genesis 36:21.

1. Proper name in genealogical descent lists · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 1:38 the noun is marked Proper and introduces a list of sons; the APB renders, "The sons of Seir." In Genesis 36:20 and Genesis 36:21, also marked Proper, the form identifies the father of the Horite sons and chiefs named in the surrounding clauses; the APB renders "the sons of Seir" in both verses.

   1 Chronicles 1:38Genesis 36:20Genesis 36:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the three verses, the APB presents the name in the phrase "sons of Seir," including a list of sons and, in Genesis 36:21, chiefs. The term's individual contribution is identified from its Proper-noun morphology and its genealogical clauses.