The meaning of “מָכִיר”
Understanding Mâkîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Machir. - § Machir = "sold" - Makir, an Israelite 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progen...
מָכִיר
Machir. - § Machir = "sold" - Makir, an Israelite 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 50:23 | “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.” Word: מָכִיר (Mâkîyr) | |
| Numbers 32:39 | “And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.” Word: מָכִיר (Mâkîyr) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:15 | “And I gave Gilead unto Machir.” Word: מָכִיר (Mâkîyr) | |
| Joshua 17:1 | “There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.” Word: מָכִיר (Mâkîyr) | |
| Judges 5:14 | “Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.” Word: מָכִיר (Mâkîyr) |