How to Pronounce Machir
MAY-kihr
Machir is pronounced MAY-kihr (ˈmeɪkɪr): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: Mah-KEER, MAY-keer.
What does Machir mean?
Machir means “selling; knowing”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Machir?
Machir was the son of Manasseh and grandson of Joseph, whose children Joseph saw before he died (Genesis 50:23). He was the father of Gilead, and his descendants, the Machirites, took and settled the land of Gilead (Numbers 26:29, Numbers 32:39). A later man of the same name, Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, sheltered Mephibosheth and supported David at Mahanaim (2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 17:27).
Also pronounced
Mah-KEER
MAY-keer
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