Word Study · Strong's H4353 · Hebrew
מָכִיר
Makir
maw-keer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mâkîyr
“Makir, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Makir, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Machir.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- מָכִיר֙4
- מָכִ֣יר3
- מָכִ֖יר3
- מָכִ֥יר3
- וּלְמָכִ֖יר1
- וּמָכִ֖יר1
- וּמָכִ֤יר1
- וּמָכִ֞יר1
- לְמָכִיר֙1
- לְמָכִ֖יר1
- לְמָכִיר֩1
- מָכִ֧יר1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Makir15
- and Makir3
- to Makir2
- and to Makir1
- of Makir1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)15
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 15
- HC/Npm · 3
- HR/Npm · 3
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers6 of 22 · 27%
- 1 Chronicles6 of 22 · 27%
- Joshua4 of 22 · 18%
- 2 Samuel3 of 22 · 14%
- Genesis1 of 22 · 5%
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers6 occurrences
- Numbers 26:29לְמָכִיר֙lemakhirpreposition + proper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.here: of Makir
- Numbers 26:29וּמָכִ֖ירumakhirconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.here: and Makir
- Numbers 27:1מָכִ֣ירmakhirproper noun (a name)Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approachedhere: Makir
- Numbers 32:39מָכִ֧ירmakhirproper noun (a name)The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.here: Makir
- Numbers 32:40לְמָכִ֖ירlemakhirpreposition + proper noun (a name)So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.here: to Makir
- Numbers 36:1מָכִ֣ירmakhirproper noun (a name)Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them,here: Makir
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 13:31מָכִיר֙makhirproper noun (a name)half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.here: Makir
- Joshua 13:31מָכִ֖ירmakhirproper noun (a name)half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.here: Makir
- Joshua 17:1לְמָכִיר֩lemakhirpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.here: to Makir
- Joshua 17:3מָכִ֣ירmakhirproper noun (a name)But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.here: Makir
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 9:4מָכִ֥ירmakhirproper noun (a name)“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”here: Makir
- 2 Samuel 9:5מָכִ֥ירmakhirproper noun (a name)So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.here: Makir
- 2 Samuel 17:27וּמָכִ֤ירumakhirconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.here: and Makir
1 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:21מָכִיר֙makhirproper noun (a name)Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.here: Makir
- 1 Chronicles 2:23מָכִ֥ירmakhirproper noun (a name)But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.here: Makir
- 1 Chronicles 7:14מָכִ֖ירmakhirproper noun (a name)The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.here: Makir
- 1 Chronicles 7:15וּמָכִ֞ירumakhirconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.here: and Makir
- 1 Chronicles 7:16מָכִיר֙makhirproper noun (a name)Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.here: Makir
- 1 Chronicles 7:17מָכִ֖ירmakhirproper noun (a name)The son of Ulam: Bedan.here: Makir