יַעֲרֵי אֹרְגִים
𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤂𐤉𐤌
Yaarey Oregim
H3296 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name, 'Jaare-Oregim,' found in certain textual traditions of 2 Samuel 21:19, understood as a composite phrase meaning 'forests of weavers.' The form appears as a result of either a transcriptional or scribal conflation of two terms and is not a standard Israelite personal name. The phrase itself is made up of 'ya'arim' (woods/forests) and 'oregim' (weavers), but in this context, it does not function as a common noun phrase but as a proper name by tradition.
Semantic Range
(as a phrase) woods, forests; weavers; (as a personal name, by scribal tradition) Jaare-Oregim; (in context) likely a textual conflation rather than a true nomen
Root / Etymology
Composite formation from the plural of יַעַר (ya'ar, 'forest, wood') and the masculine plural active participle of אָרַג (arog, 'to weave,' hence 'weavers'). The phrase is based on a reading of the text rather than a typical etiological derivation for an Israelite name. Likely due to a textual error that compounded two distinct words ('of Jair,' i.e. יָעִיר or יָעֵר, and 'weavers' אֹרְגִים).
Historical & Contextual Notes
In 2 Samuel 21:19, the Masoretic Text gives the name יַעֲרֵי אֹרְגִים ('Jaare-Oregim'), but the parallel in 1 Chronicles 20:5 names the individual יָעִיר (Ja'ir). This suggests an early scribal confusion: the phrase 'oregim' ('weavers') likely belonged to another part of the verse, referring to Goliath's spear shaft as 'like a weaver's beam.' The combined form 'Jaare-Oregim' occurs only here, and is generally recognized as a textual error; it is not found elsewhere as a personal name. Standard English translations often simply transliterate it, but note the textual problem. This is a case where the supposed name is not an actual ethnic or family designation, nor does it reflect a regular Israelite onomastic type.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from the plural of יַעַר and the masculine plural active participle of אָרַג; woods of weavers; Jaare-Oregim, an Israelite; Jaare-oregim.
Bantu Hebrew
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ארג (ʾ-r-g) — to weave, to interlace threads, textile production
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3296-02 |
יַעְרֵ֨י | yaerey | HNp |
Jaare | Forests-of-Weavers | 1 |
H3296-01 |
אֹרְגִ֜ים | oregim | HNp |
oregim | weavers | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3296-02 |
2 Samuel 21:19 | יַעְרֵ֨י | yaerey | HNp |
Jaare | Forests-of-Weavers |
H3296-01 |
2 Samuel 21:19 | אֹרְגִ֜ים | oregim | HNp |
oregim | weavers |