Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Dictionary
38 King James Bible Verses
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Here is Seir in the Bible. What does the source Hebrew word שֵׂעִיר mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].
Strong's Number: H8165
Hebrew Base Word: שֵׂעִיר
Part of speech: Proper Name
Usage: Seir
Literally: hairy, shaggy
Definition: Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its indigenous occupants, also one in Palestine.
Detailed definition:
Derived terms: Formed like H8163; rough.
Pronunciation:
“And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.”
— Deuteronomy 33:2
“Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;”
— God, Ezekiel 25:8
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“And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.”
— Genesis 14:6
“And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.”
— Genesis 32:3
“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.”
— Genesis 33:14
“So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.”
— Genesis 33:16
“Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.”
— Genesis 36:8
“And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:”
— Genesis 36:9
“These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,”
— Genesis 36:20
“And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.”
— Genesis 36:21
“Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.”
— Genesis 36:30
“And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.”
— Numbers 24:18
“(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.) (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.)”
— Deuteronomy 1:2
“And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.”
— Deuteronomy 1:44
“Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.”
— Deuteronomy 2:1
“And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:”
— Deuteronomy 2:4
“Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.”
— Deuteronomy 2:5
“And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way 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. of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.”
— Deuteronomy 2:8
“The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them. The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.”
— Deuteronomy 2:12
“As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day: As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:”
— Deuteronomy 2:22
“(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.”
— Deuteronomy 2:29
“And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.”
— Deuteronomy 33:2
“Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.”
— Joshua 11:17
“And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;”
— Joshua 12:7
“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:”
— Joshua 15:10
“And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.”
— Joshua 24:4
“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.”
— Judges 5:4
“And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.”
— 1 Chronicles 1:38
“And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.”
— 1 Chronicles 4:42
“And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;”
— 2 Chronicles 20:10
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.”
— 2 Chronicles 20:22
“For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.”
— 2 Chronicles 20:23
“And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.”
— 2 Chronicles 25:11
“Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.”
— 2 Chronicles 25:14
“The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
— Isaiah 21:11
“Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;”
— God, Ezekiel 25:8
“Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,”
— Ezekiel 35:2
“And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.”
— Ezekiel 35:3
“Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.”
— Ezekiel 35:7
“As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the Lord.”
— Ezekiel 35:15
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