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שֵׂעִיר

Strong’s: H8165

Associated OET lemmas: שֵׂעִיר

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: np

Related lemmas: שָׂעִיר · שְׂעִירָה · שֵׂעָר · שַׂעֲרָה · שְׂעֹרָה

Sense 1: Seir

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ► regarded as founder of an ethnic group bearing the same name, and living in an area named after him as well

GEN 36:20: RV GEN 36:20 · LV GEN 36:20 · Read together GEN 36:20

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OET-RV GEN 36:20

20 These were the sons of Se’ir the Hori who were inhabiting that area: Lotan, Shoval, Tsivoen, Anah,

OET-LV GEN 36:20

20 These were_the _sons _of Sēˊīr the_Ḩorīte the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land Lōţān and_Shōⱱāl and_Tsiⱱˊōn and_ˊAnāh.

GEN 36:21: RV GEN 36:21 · LV GEN 36:21 · Read together GEN 36:21

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OET-RV GEN 36:21

21 Dishon, Etser, and Dishan. Those were the chiefs of the Horim, Se’ir’s sons, in the Edom region.

OET-LV GEN 36:21

21 And_Diyshōn and_ʼEʦer and_Diyshān these were_the _chiefs _of the _Ḩorīte[s] the _sons _of Sēˊīr in_land of _ʼEdōm.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 36:20–21 · LV GEN 36:20–21 · Read together GEN 36:20–21

CH1: RV CH1 1:38 · LV CH1 1:38 · Read together CH1 1:38

Sense 2: Seir

Semantic domains: Names of Groups (003001006)

Definition: = Horite clan, named after the man who founded them and bearing the same name as the area they live in; they were later dispossessed by the Edomites and it is not always clear from the context whether it refers to the original Horites or the Edomites

NUM 24:18: RV NUM 24:18 · LV NUM 24:18 · Read together NUM 24:18

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OET-RV NUM 24:18

18 Edom will become their possession,
⇔ ≈ as will his enemy, Se’ir.
⇔ Yisrael will project strength.

OET-LV NUM 24:18

18 And_it _was ʼEdōm a _possession and_it _was a _possession Sēˊīr enemies _of_its and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) will _be_doing strength.

CH2 25:11: RV CH2 25:11 · LV CH2 25:11 · Read together CH2 25:11

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OET-RV CH2 25:11

11 Then Amatsyah took courage and led his army out to the Salt Valley, where they slaughtered ten thousand Edomi soldiers.

OET-LV CH2 25:11

11 And_ʼAmaʦ^yāh he _strengthened _himself and_he _led _out DOM people _of_his and_he/it _went the _Valley _of Salt and_he _struck _down DOM the _people _of Sēˊīr ten _of thousand(s).

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

NUM: RV NUM 24:18 · LV NUM 24:18 · Read together NUM 24:18

CH2: RV CH2 25:11 · RV CH2 25:14 · LV CH2 25:11 · LV CH2 25:14 · Read together CH2 25:11 · Read together CH2 25:14

EZE: RV EZE 25:8 · LV EZE 25:8 · Read together EZE 25:8

Sense 3: Seir

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = mountainous area east of the Jordan valley and south of Moab, first inhabited by the Horites and later by the Edomites

Coordinates: 30.734691,35.606250

GEN 14:6: RV GEN 14:6 · LV GEN 14:6 · Read together GEN 14:6

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OET-RV GEN 14:6

6 and the Horim in the hill country of Se’ir as far as El Paran, which is near the wilderness.

OET-LV GEN 14:6

6 And_DOM the_Ḩorīte[s] in_their _hill _of_country of _Sēˊīr to ʼĒl Pāʼrān which is_at the_wilderness.

GEN 32:4: RV GEN 32:3 · LV GEN 32:4 · Read together GEN 32:3

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OET-RV GEN 32:3

3 Then Ya’akov (Jacob) sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esav (Esau) in the Se’ir region in the country of Edom,

OET-LV GEN 32:4

4  And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _sent messengers before_him to ˊĒsāv his/its_brother towards_land of _Sēˊīr the _region _of ʼEdōm.

All 30 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 14:6 · RV GEN 32:3 · RV GEN 33:14 · RV GEN 33:16 · RV GEN 36:8–9 · RV GEN 36:30 · LV GEN 14:6 · LV GEN 32:4 · LV GEN 33:14 · LV GEN 33:16 · LV GEN 36:8–9 · LV GEN 36:30 · Read together GEN 14:6 · Read together GEN 32:3 · Read together GEN 33:14 · Read together GEN 33:16 · Read together GEN 36:8–9 · Read together GEN 36:30

DEU: RV DEU 1:2 · RV DEU 1:44 · RV DEU 2:1 · RV DEU 2:4–5 · RV DEU 2:8 · RV DEU 2:12 · RV DEU 2:22 · RV DEU 2:29 · RV DEU 33:2 · LV DEU 1:2 · LV DEU 1:44 · LV DEU 2:1 · LV DEU 2:4–5 · LV DEU 2:8 · LV DEU 2:12 · LV DEU 2:22 · LV DEU 2:29 · LV DEU 33:2 · Read together DEU 1:2 · Read together DEU 1:44 · Read together DEU 2:1 · Read together DEU 2:4–5 · Read together DEU 2:8 · Read together DEU 2:12 · Read together DEU 2:22 · Read together DEU 2:29 · Read together DEU 33:2

JOS: RV JOS 11:17 · RV JOS 12:7 · RV JOS 24:4 · LV JOS 11:17 · LV JOS 12:7 · LV JOS 24:4 · Read together JOS 11:17 · Read together JOS 12:7 · Read together JOS 24:4

JDG: RV JDG 5:4 · LV JDG 5:4 · Read together JDG 5:4

CH1: RV CH1 4:42 · LV CH1 4:42 · Read together CH1 4:42

CH2: RV CH2 20:10 · RV CH2 20:22–23 · LV CH2 20:10 · LV CH2 20:22–23 · Read together CH2 20:10 · Read together CH2 20:22–23

ISA: RV ISA 21:11 · LV ISA 21:11 · Read together ISA 21:11

EZE: RV EZE 35:2–3 · RV EZE 35:7 · RV EZE 35:15 · LV EZE 35:2–3 · LV EZE 35:7 · LV EZE 35:15 · Read together EZE 35:2–3 · Read together EZE 35:7 · Read together EZE 35:15

Sense 4: Seir

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = mountain; ◄ territory of Judah

Coordinates: 31.783333,34.994000

JOS 15:10: RV JOS 15:10 · LV JOS 15:10 · Read together JOS 15:10

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OET-RV JOS 15:10

10 Then the border went around from Ba’alah to the west to Mt. Se’ir, and passed over to the shoulder of Mt. Yearim from the north (also called Kesalon), and went down to Beyt -Shemesh (Heliopolis), and passed over to Timnah.

OET-LV JOS 15:10

10 And_ the_border _it _turns from_Baˊₐlāh westward_to to the _mountain _of Sēˊīr and_it _passes _on to the _slope _of the _mountain _of Yəˊārīm from_northward_northward that is_Kəşālōn and_it _goes _down Bēyt Shemesh and_it _passes _on Timnāh.