Machir
מָכִירStrong’s H4353makhir (ma-khir)
Appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Makhir is the Hebrew word usually translated “makir”. It appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.”
Meaning
- Eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family
- Eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family
- Son of Ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the Transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to Saul and to David
How it's translated
- makir 15
- and makir 3
- to makir 2
- of makir 1
- and to makir 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 6
- Numbers 5
- Joshua 3
- 2 Samuel 3
- Genesis 1
- Deuteronomy 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 26:29Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
- Numbers 27:1Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 32:39And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
- Numbers 32:40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
- Numbers 36:1And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
- Deuteronomy 3:15And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
Hebrew dictionary
מָכִיר makhir · Machir
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family …
מָכִיר makhir · Machir
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.9.4; son of: Ammiel (H5988H) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family 2) son of Ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the Transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to Saul and to David
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.