H2971Hebrewyāʾiyr

יָאִיר

Jair.

12
Total Occurrences
7
Books
12
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H215 (אוֹר); enlightener;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yâʼîyr; Pronunciation: yaw-ere'