יָאִיר

Strong’s Definition

Jair, the name of four Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H215 (אוֹר); enlightener;

KJV Usage

Jair.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a descendant of manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest
• 2.the gileadite, a judge of israel for 22 years during the time of the judges; father of 30 sons
• 3.a benjamite, son of kish, and father of mordecai
• 4.father of elhanan, one of david's mighty warriors

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yâʼîyr; Pronunciation: yaw-ere'