Little, a place probably east of the Dead Sea, where Joram discomfited the host of Edom who had revolted from him (2 Kings 8:21).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Place
Zair
Name meaning: little; afflicted; in tribulation (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(small), a place named in (2 Kings 8:21) only, in the account of Joram’s expedition against the Edomites. It has been conjectured that Zair is identical with Zoar.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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