This name belongs to 2 different places in the Bible:
- Jazer: A town in Gilead, allotted to Gad
- Sea of Jazer: A poetic reference to the abundant vineyards of Jazer
Definition
or יַעְזֵר; from H5826; helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan
Traditional renderings: Jaazer, Jazer.
Traditional renderings: Jaazer, Jazer.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
13 total
- Numbers 21:32יַעְזֵ֔ר · to JazerAfter Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Numbers 32:1יַעְזֵר֙ · of JazerNow the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
- Numbers 32:3וְיַעְזֵ֣ר · Jazer“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 32:35יַעְזֵ֖ר · JazerAtroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
- Joshua 13:25יַעְזֵר֙ · of JazerThe territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
- Joshua 21:39יַעְזֵ֖ר · and JazerHeshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
- 2 Samuel 24:5יַעְזֵֽר׃ · and JazerThey crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
- 1 Chronicles 6:81יַעְזֵ֖יר · and JazerHeshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
- 1 Chronicles 26:31בְּיַעְזֵ֥יר · at JazerAs for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.
- Isaiah 16:8יַעְזֵ֥ר · far as JazerFor the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
- Isaiah 16:9יַעְזֵר֙ · with JazerSo I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.
- Jeremiah 48:32 (2×)יַעְזֵ֤ר · for Jazer; יַעְזֵ֖ר · JazerI will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.