How many times is Seir mentioned in the Bible?
The word Seir appears 39 times in the King James Version, in 38 verses. It is found in 9 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Seir 39 times.
Seir in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Seir counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Seir | 39 | 39 |
| Total | 39 | 39 |
What the name Seir means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Seir as "hairy; goat; demon; tempest".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Seir most
Seir appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Deuteronomy has the most (10), then Genesis (9) and 2 Chronicles (6).
First and last mention of Seir
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Chronicles 20:23, 2 times:
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
Common questions
How many times is Seir in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 39 of the 39 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Seir appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Deuteronomy has the most (10), then Genesis (9) and 2 Chronicles (6).
Where is Seir first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 14:6: "And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness." The last is Ezekiel 35:15.
What does the name Seir mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Seir as "hairy; goat; demon; tempest".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.