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שֵׂעִיר H8165

H8165 is the Hebrew word שֵׂעִיר, transliterated Sêʻîyr and said say-eer'. The King James Version most often renders it seir.

Word: שֵׂעִירTransliteration: SêʻîyrSaid: say-eer'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 34 verses

What it means

Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.

Where it comes from

formed like H8163 (שָׂעִיר); rough.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 35 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

seir 33×you in seir 1×out of seir 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Seir.

Verses using שֵׂעִיר

All 34 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 14:6 · KJV

And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

Genesis 32:3 · KJV

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Genesis 36:8 · KJV

Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

Genesis 36:20 · KJV

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

Genesis 36:21 · KJV

And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Numbers 24:18 · KJV

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

Deuteronomy 1:2 · KJV

(There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

Deuteronomy 1:44 · KJV

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 2:1 · KJV

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 2:4 · KJV

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 2:5 · KJV

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 2:8 · KJV

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 Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Deuteronomy 2:12 · KJV

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 2:22 · KJV

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 2:29 · KJV

(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 33:2 · KJV

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.

Joshua 11:17 · KJV

Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

Joshua 12:7 · KJV

And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad 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 15:10 · KJV

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 Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

Joshua 24:4 · KJV

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.

Judges 5:4 · KJV

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.

1 Chronicles 1:38 · KJV

And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.

1 Chronicles 4:42 · KJV

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.

2 Chronicles 20:10 · KJV

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 20:22 · KJV

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 20:23 · KJV

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 25:11 · KJV

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 25:14 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 21:11 · KJV

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

Ezekiel 25:8 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

Ezekiel 35:2 · KJV

Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

Ezekiel 35:3 · KJV

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 35:7 · KJV

Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.

Ezekiel 35:15 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8165 mean?

H8165 is the Hebrew word שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr), meaning Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.

How is H8165 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it seir (33 times), you in seir (1 time), out of seir (1 time).

How many times does H8165 appear in the Bible?

שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr) is tagged in 34 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8165 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: formed like H8163 (שָׂעִיר); rough.

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