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Zair
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Little, a place probably east of the Dead Sea, where Joram discomfited the host of Edom who had revolted from him (2 Kings 8:21).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(small), a place named in (2 Kings 8:21) only, in the account of Joram’s expedition against the Edomites. It has been conjectured that Zair is identical with Zoar.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
ZA'IR (small), a place in Idumaea where Joram overcame the Edomites. 2 Kgs 8:21. The name does not occur elsewhere. It has been regarded as equivalent to Zoar, and again to Seir, but more probably is identical with Zueirah, on the south-western side of the Dead Sea.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
little; afflicted; in tribulation
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
ZA'IR (small), a place in Idumaea where Joram overcame the Edomites. 2 Kgs 8:21. The name does not occur elsewhere. It has been regarded as equivalent to Zoar, and again to Seir, but more probably is identical with Zueirah, on the south-western side of the Dead Sea.