Biblica Analytica
H3270H Hebrew

יַעְזֵר

ya.a.zer

(Sea of) Jazer

Lexicon Entry

Definition
(Sea of) Jazer
Transliteration
ya.a.zer
Strong's Number
H3270H
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Geography & Place

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

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# Jazer: A Geographic Marker in Biblical Text Based on the lexical data provided, H3270 (יַעְזֵר, ya.a.zer) is a proper noun referring to a place known as Jazer, which appears in connection with a body of water called the "Sea of Jazer." The term functions as a geographical designation within the biblical text, serving to locate or identify a specific region or water feature in the ancient Near Eastern landscape. The minimal occurrence of this term—appearing only once in the biblical corpus—suggests it represents either a relatively minor location or one that was referenced in a highly specific historical or narrative context. As a proper noun, Jazer operates functionally as a place name rather than as a word carrying broader semantic meaning. Its single attestation limits what can be determined about its range of usage or varying applications within biblical literature. Without additional contextual data from the provided lexicon entry, the significance of Jazer to biblical geography or history cannot be established beyond the basic fact that it was an identifiable location worthy of biblical mention. Its inclusion in scripture indicates it held some relevance to the narrative or historical framework in which it appears.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H3270H
Lemma
יַעְזֵר
Transliteration
ya.a.zer
Definition
(Sea of) Jazer
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text