1 Kings 4:13
Strong's Lexicon
Ben-geber
גֶּ֖בֶר (ge·ḇer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1127: Ben-geber = 'the son of Geber' or 'the son of a man' 1) an officer of Solomon

in Ramoth-gilead
בְּרָמֹ֣ת (bə·rā·mōṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7433: Ramoth = 'heights' n pr m 1) an Israelite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra n pr loc 2) Ramoth-gilead-a place in Gilead 2a) site dubious

( the villages
חַוֺּת֩ (ḥaw·wōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2333: 1) village, town, tent village

of Jair
יָאִ֨יר (yā·’îr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2971: Jair = 'he enlightens' 1) a descendant of Manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest 2) the Gileadite, a judge of Israel for 22 years during the time of the judges; father of 30 sons 3) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and father of Mordecai 4) father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors

son of Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh = 'causing to forget' 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile 3) a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד (bag·gil·‘āḏ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1568: n pr loc Gilead = 'rocky region' 1) a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead 2) a city (with prefix 'Jabesh') 3) the people of the region n pr m 4) son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh 5) father of Jephthah 6) a Gadite

in Gilead
גִּלְעָ֑ד (gil·‘āḏ)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1568: n pr loc Gilead = 'rocky region' 1) a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead 2) a city (with prefix 'Jabesh') 3) the people of the region n pr m 4) son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh 5) father of Jephthah 6) a Gadite

[belonged] to him,
ל֡וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

as well as the region
חֶ֤בֶל (ḥe·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2256: 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company 2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang 2a) pains of travail 2b) pains, pangs, sorrows 3) union 4) destruction

of Argob
אַרְגֹּב֙ (’ar·gōḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 709: Argob = 'heap of clods' n pr loc 1) a district or area in Bashan n pr m 2) one of king Pekah's officers

in Bashan
בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן (bab·bā·šān)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1316: Bashan = 'fruitful' 1) a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh

with its sixty
שִׁשִּׁים֙ (šiš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8346: 1) sixty, three score

great
גְּדֹל֔וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

cities
עָרִ֣ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

with walls
חוֹמָ֖ה (ḥō·w·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: 1) wall

and bronze
נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5178: 1) copper, bronze 1a) copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy) 1b) fetters (of copper or bronze) 1c) copper (as value) 2) lust, harlotry 2a) meaning dubious

bars );
וּבְרִ֥יחַ (ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1280: 1) bar 1a) of wood 1b) of city gates 2) of tribulation, a fortress, of the earth as a prison (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

Young's Literal Translation
Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that [is] in Bashan, sixty great cities [with] wall and brazen bar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ben-geber , in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars);

New American Standard Bible
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars [were] his);

King James Bible
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; to him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Ben-Geber--in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);

New Living Translation
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

English Standard Version
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

New American Standard Bible
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

King James Bible
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars);

International Standard Version
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh's descendant Jair that are in Gilead;

NET Bible
Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

American Standard Version
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);

English Revised Version
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

Young's Literal Translation
Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and brazen bar.
















Cross References
Numbers 32:41
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

Deuteronomy 3:4
And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Joshua 21:38
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

1 Kings 22:3
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 4:12
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

1 Kings 4:11
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

1 Kings 4:10
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

1 Kings 4:15
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

1 Kings 4:16
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
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