Smith's Bible Dictionary Jaareoregim(forests of the weavers), (2 Samuel 21:19) a Bethlehemite, and the father of Elhanan who slew Goliath. In the parallel passage, (1 Chronicles 20:5) Jair is found instead of Jaare, and Oregim is omitted. (B.C. 1063.) Easton's Bible Dictionary Forests of the weavers, a Bethlehemite (2 Samuel 21:19), and the father of Elhanan, who slew Goliath. In 1 Chronicles 20:5 called JAIR. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia JAARE-OREGIMja'-a-re-or'-e-jim, -or'e-gim (ya`are'oreghim): In 2 Samuel 21:19, given as the name of a Bethlehemite, father of Elhanan, who is said to have slain Goliath the Gittite (compare 1 Samuel 17). The name is not likely to be a man's name; the second part means "weavers" and occurs also as the last word of the verse in the Massoretic Text, so it is probably a scribal error here due to repetition. The first part is taken to be Thesaurus Jaareoregim (1 Occurrence)... of Elhanan's father. David Francis Roberts. Multi-Version Concordance Jaareoregim (1 Occurrence). 2 Samuel 21:19 There was again war ... /j/jaareoregim.htm - 8k Ja'areor'egim (1 Occurrence) Jaarah (1 Occurrence) Gittite (10 Occurrences) Gittite's (1 Occurrence) Gob (3 Occurrences) Weaver's (5 Occurrences) Elhanan (4 Occurrences) Bethlehemite (4 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Jaareoregim (1 Occurrence)2 Samuel 21:19 Subtopics Related Terms |