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hav-oth-jā´ı̄r (חוּת ×™×יר, hÌ£awwoÌ„th yaÌ„'ı̄r “the encampments†or “tent villages of Jairâ€; the King James Version Havoth-Jair, haÌ„-voth-jā´ir): The word hÌ£awwoÌ„th occurs only in this combination (; ; ), and is a legacy from the nomadic stage of Hebrew life. Jair had thirty sons who possessed thirty “cities,†and these are identified with Havvoth-jair in . The district was in Gilead (; ). In f, it is identified with Bashan and Argob; but in , “the towns of Jair†are said to be in Gilead; while to him also “pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars.†There is evident confusion here. If we follow , we may find a useful clue in . Kamon is named as the burial place of Jair. This probably corresponds to Kamun taken by Antiochus III, on his march from Pella to Gephrun (Polyb. v.70, 12). Schumacher (Northern ‛AjluÌ„n, 137) found two places to the West of Irbid with the names KÌ£amm and KÌ£umeim (the latter a diminutive of the former) with ancient ruins. KÌ£amm probably represents the Hebrew KÌ£aÌ„moÌ„n, so that Havvoth-jair should most likely be sought in this district, i.e. in North Gilead, between the Jordan Valley and Jebel ez-Zumleh.