Dvir דְּבִיר | |
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  Dvir | |
| Coordinates:31°24′44″N34°49′33″E / 31.41222°N 34.82583°E /31.41222; 34.82583 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Bnei Shimon |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founded by | HungarianHashomer Hatzair members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,071 |
| Website | dvira.org.il |
Dvir (Hebrew:דְּבִיר), also known asDvira (Hebrew:דְּבִירָה), is akibbutz in southernIsrael. Located nearRahat andBeersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction ofBnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,071.[1]
The kibbutz was established in 1951 byHashomer Hatzair members fromHungary and took[2] its name from theBiblical city of Dvir (Joshua 21:15) that was located in the area. The original residents were joined by immigrants fromSouth America.
A member of the kibbutz, Yitzhak Mintz, developed theQTextword processing program in 1988 which was one of the first to handle theHebrew language.[3]
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