What does יַעַר · ἀνήρ mean in the Bible?
יַעַר · ἀνήρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forest or wooded area".
Hebrew · H3293, G435
Ya'ar
A copse of bushes ; hence, a forest ; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) · a man (properly as an individual male)
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יַעַר H3293 a copse of bushes ; hence, a forest ; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Pronunciation yaʿar
Dense vegetation domain: moves from bush-copse to forest to honeycomb's cellular structure via natural habitat association.
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ἀνήρ G435 a man (properly as an individual male)
Pronunciation anḗr
Emphasizes individual male identity; distinguished from woman, boy, or humanity generally; often marks adult male status
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What does ya'ar (ya'ar) mean in the Bible?
יַעַר · ἀνήρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forest or wooded area".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3293, G435?
H3293, G435 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. forest or wooded area
Strong's H3293, G435
Lexical occurrences 59 verses Source Gloss
forest or wooded area
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain