Segub
Segub, son of Hezron, was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in Gilead.
The name Segub means “fortified; raised”
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Summary
A man from the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 2:21; only referred to as Segub (שְׂגוּב); a son of Hezron and the Machir's daughter; half-brother of: Ram, Jerahmeel, Caleb and Ashhur; father of Jair.
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Family members
- Father
- Mother
- Children
Alternative names
- שְׂגוּבSegub
Mentions
- Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
- Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.