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yaʿărē ʾōrᵊgīm יַעֲרֵי אֹרְגִים ‘Jaare-oregim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the plural of yaʿar יַ֫עַר ‘wood / honeycomb’ and the masculine plural active participle of ʾārag אָרַג ‘to weave’
Roots: יער ארג

yaʿărē ʾōrᵊgīm pr n m pers
Jaare-oregim = "forests of weaver"
1) a man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan the giant slayer and one of David's mighty warriors; also called 'Jair'

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:19

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