{{otheruses}} {{Short description|Kibbutz in southern Israel}} {{Infobox Kibbutz | name = Dvir | image = Dvir 1 2011.jpg | hebname={{Script/Hebrew|דְּבִיר}} | pushpin_map=Israel northwest negev | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_label_position= left | coordinates = {{coord|31|24|44|N|34|49|33|E|display=inline,title}} | foundation = 1951 | founded_by = Hungarian Hashomer Hatzair members | district = south | council = Bnei Shimon | popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}} | population = {{Israel populations|Dvir}} | population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}} | affiliation = Kibbutz Movement | website = [http://www.dvira.org.il dvira.org.il] }}
'''Dvir''' ({{langx|he|דְּבִיר}}), also known as '''Dvira''' ({{langx|he|דְּבִירָה}}), is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Rahat and Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Dvir}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
==History== The kibbutz was established in 1951 by Hashomer Hatzair members from Hungary and took<ref>Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 136, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}}</ref> its name from the Biblical city of Dvir (Joshua 21:15) that was located in the area. The original residents were joined by immigrants from South America.
A member of the kibbutz, Yitzhak Mintz, developed the QText word processing program in 1988 which was one of the first to handle the Hebrew language.<ref name="Honey"/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Honey">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.israelhayom.com/2016/05/11/land-of-milk-and-high-tech/|title=Land of milk and high-tech|date=11 May 2016|magazine=Israel Hayom|access-date=1 October 2018|id=Cue the Hebrew text|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181001120121/http://www.israelhayom.com/2016/05/11/land-of-milk-and-high-tech/|archive-date=1 October 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.dvira.org.il Official website]
{{Bnei Shimon Regional Council}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Kibbutzim Category:Kibbutz Movement Category:Populated places established in 1951 Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Category:1951 establishments in Israel Category:Hungarian-Jewish culture in Israel