Deuteronomy 3:14
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Jair the son of Manasses possessed all the country of Argob unto the borders of Gessuri, and Machati. And he called Basan by his own name, Havoth Jair, that is to say, the towns of Jair, until this present day.

Jair

1 Chronicles 2:21-23 And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub. . . .

Argob

Deuteronomy 3:4 Wasting all his cities at one time, there was not a town that escaped us: sixty cities, all the country of Argob the kingdom of Og in Basan.

Geshuri

Joshua 13:13 And the children of Israel would not destroy Gessuri and Machati and they have dwelt in the midst of Israel, until this present day.

2 Samuel 3:3 And his second Cheleab of Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel: and the third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tholmai king of Gessur:

2 Samuel 10:6 And the children of Ammon seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent and hired the Syrians of Rohob, and the Syrians of Soba, twenty thousand footmen, and of the king of Maacha a thousand men, and of Istob twelve thousand men.

2 Samuel 13:37 But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Bashan-havoth-jair

Numbers 32:41 And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.

Context
Land Division East of the Jordan
13And I delivered the other part of Galaad, and all Basan the kingdom of Og to the half tribe of Manasses, all the country of Argob: and all Basan is called the Land of giants. 14Jair the son of Manasses possessed all the country of Argob unto the borders of Gessuri, and Machati. And he called Basan by his own name, Havoth Jair, that is to say, the towns of Jair, until this present day.15To Machir also I gave Galaad.…
Cross References
Numbers 32:41
And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.

Deuteronomy 3:4
Wasting all his cities at one time, there was not a town that escaped us: sixty cities, all the country of Argob the kingdom of Og in Basan.

Deuteronomy 3:13
And I delivered the other part of Galaad, and all Basan the kingdom of Og to the half tribe of Manasses, all the country of Argob: and all Basan is called the Land of giants.

Joshua 12:5
Of Gessuri and Machati, and of half Galaad: the borders of Sehon the king of Hesebon.

2 Samuel 10:6
And the children of Ammon seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent and hired the Syrians of Rohob, and the Syrians of Soba, twenty thousand footmen, and of the king of Maacha a thousand men, and of Istob twelve thousand men.

2 Samuel 14:23
Then Joab arose and went to Gessur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 2:22
And Segub begot Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.

Psalm 49:11
And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names.

Jeremiah 40:8
They came to Godolias to Masphath: and Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and Johanan, and Jonathan, the sons of Caree, and Sareas the son of Thanehumeth, and the children of Ophi, that were of Netophathi, and Jezonias the son of Maachati, they and their men.

Lexicon
Jair,
יָאִ֣יר (yā·’îr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2971: Jair -- 'he enlightens', three Israelites

a descendant
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Manasseh,
מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

took
לָקַח֙ (lā·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

region
חֶ֣בֶל (ḥe·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

of Argob
אַרְגֹּ֔ב (’ar·gōḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 709: Argob

as far as
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the border
גְּב֥וּל (gə·ḇūl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

of the Geshurites
הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י (hag·gə·šū·rî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1651: Geshurites -- inhabitants of Geshur, also a people South of Philistia

and Maacathites.
וְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י (wə·ham·ma·‘ă·ḵā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4602: Maacathite -- inhabitant of Maacah

He named
וַיִּקְרָא֩ (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Bashan
הַבָּשָׁן֙ (hab·bā·šān)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan

after
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

himself,
שְׁמ֤וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Havvoth-jair,
יָאִ֔יר (yā·’îr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2334: Havvoth-jair -- 'tent villages of Jair', an area East of the Jordan

by which [it is called]
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

to this day.
הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day


Additional Translations
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He named Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob to the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, to this day.

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.)

And Jair the son of Manasse took all the country round about Argob as far as the borders of Gargasi and Machathi: he called them by his name Basan Thavoth Jair until this day.

Jair the son of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth-Jair, to this day.)

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites; and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.)

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob, to the borders of Geshuri, and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, to this day.

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)

'Jair son of Manasseh hath taken all the region of Argob, unto the border of Geshuri, and Maachathi, and calleth them by his own name, Bashan-Havoth-Jair, unto this day.
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