Jaare-oregim יַעֲרֵי אֹרְגִים
Father of Elhanan, who killed Goliath's brother.
Biography
Jaare-oregim, also known as Jair, is mentioned in two parallel passages (2Sa.21.19 and 1Ch.20.5) as the father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors. The name Jaare-oregim is likely a scribal error or a variant spelling of Jair, as the latter name is used in 1Ch.20.5.
Elhanan, the son of Jaare-oregim (Jair), is credited with killing Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, in a battle against the Philistines at Gob. This event is similar to David's famous encounter with Goliath (1 Samuel 17), but it involves Elhanan killing Goliath's brother rather than Goliath himself.
The mention of Jaare-oregim (Jair) serves to identify Elhanan and connect him to his father. It also highlights the ongoing conflicts between the Israelites and the Philistines during David's reign and the bravery of David's mighty warriors in these battles.
No other information is provided about Jaare-oregim (Jair) himself, as the focus is on his son Elhanan's achievement. The inclusion of this event in the biblical record demonstrates the importance of individual heroic acts in the larger context of Israel's military history.
Family
In Scripture
2 biblical books2 Samuel 1 verse
- 2 Samuel 21:19
"There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam."
1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 20:5
"Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יַעֲרֵי אֹרְגִים | H3296 |
| Named | Hebrew | יָעִיר | H3265 |
Jaare-oregim
ref1Sa 17). The name is not likely to be a man's name; the second part means "weavers" and occurs also as the last word of the verse in the Massoretic Text, so it is probably a scribal error here due to repetition. The first part is taken to be
(1) an error for ya`ir (see JAIR), which is to be read in the parallel section in 1Ch 20:5;
(2) in 2Sa 23:24 Elhanan is the son of Dodo, also a Bethlehemite, and Klostermann would read here Dodai as the name of Elhanan's father.
David Francis Roberts
ja-ar-e-shi'-a (ya`areshyah, meaning unknown): In 1Ch 8:27, a Benjamite, "son" of Jeroham. The King James Version has "Jaresiah."