The meaning of “שֵׂעִיר”
Understanding Sêʻîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
formed like שָׂעִיר; rough Seir. - § Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy" - Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupan...
שֵׂעִיר
formed like שָׂעִיר; rough Seir. - § Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy" - Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine n pr m 1) patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites n pr terr 2) the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea n pr mont 3) a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf 3a) apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself 4) a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 36:8 | “Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.” Word: שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr) | |
| Numbers 24:18 | “And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.” Word: שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr) | |
| Deuteronomy 2:8 | “And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.” Word: שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr) | |
| Joshua 15:10 | “And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:” Word: שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr) | |
| Judges 5:4 | “Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.” Word: שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr) |