zair Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
zair in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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).
zair in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(small), a place named in #2Ki 8:21| only, in the account of Joram's expedition against the Edomites. It has been conjectured that Zair is identical with Zoar.
zair in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ZA'IR (small), a place in Idumaea where Joram overcame the Edomites. 2 Kgs 8:21. The name does not occur elsewhere. It has been regarded as equivalent to Zoar, and again to Seir, but more probably is identical with Zueirah, on the south-western side of the Dead Sea.
zair in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("little".) 2 Kings 8:21. A place in Idumea where Joram defeated Edom after having been first shut in, then cutting his way through; 2 Chronicles 21:9, omit Zair and have instead im saraio, "with his captains."