2971. Yair

Strong's Lexicon

Yair: Jair

Original Word: יָאִיר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ya'iyr
Pronunciation: yah-EER
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-ere')
Definition: Jair
Meaning: Jair

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אוֹר (or), meaning "to shine" or "to give light."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Yair in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper noun. However, the concept of "light" or "enlightenment" can be related to Greek words such as φῶς (phos, Strong's Greek 5457), meaning "light."

Usage: The name Yair means "he enlightens" or "he shines." In the Bible, Yair is a personal name used for several individuals, most notably a judge of Israel and a descendant of Manasseh.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of the character or destiny of the individual. The name Yair, meaning "he enlightens," suggests a person who brings light or understanding. This is fitting for a leader or judge, as they were expected to guide and illuminate the path for the people of Israel. The period of the judges was a time of decentralized leadership in Israel, where judges were raised by God to deliver the Israelites from oppression and lead them in righteousness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from or
Definition
"he enlightens," three Isr.
NASB Translation
Jair (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָאִיר proper name, masculine (he enlightens, or one giving light).

1 son of Manasseh Numbers 32:41 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 3:14 (twice in verse); Joshua 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22,23.

2 a judge in Gilead Judges 10:3,4,5.

3 father of Mordecai Esther 2:5.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jair

From 'owr; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites -- Jair.

see HEBREW 'owr

Forms and Transliterations

וְיָאִ֤יר ויאיר יָאִ֑יר יָאִ֔יר יָאִ֖יר יָאִ֛יר יָאִ֣יר יָאִ֧יר יָאִ֨יר יאיר veyaIr wə·yā·’îr wəyā’îr yā’îr yā·’îr yaIr

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 32:41
HEB: וְיָאִ֤יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁה֙
NAS: Jair the son of Manasseh
KJV: And Jair the son of Manasseh
INT: Jair the son of Manasseh

Deuteronomy 3:14
HEB: יָאִ֣יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה
NAS: Jair the son of Manasseh
KJV: Jair the son of Manasseh
INT: Jair the son of Manasseh

Joshua 13:30
HEB: וְכָל־ חַוֹּ֥ת יָאִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן
NAS: the towns of Jair, which
KJV: and all the towns of Jair, which [are] in Bashan,
INT: and all the towns of Jair which Bashan

Judges 10:3
HEB: וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙
NAS: After him, Jair the Gileadite arose
KJV: him arose Jair, a Gileadite,
INT: arose After Jair the Gileadite and judged

Judges 10:5
HEB: וַיָּ֣מָת יָאִ֔יר וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃
NAS: And Jair died and was buried
KJV: And Jair died, and was buried
INT: died and Jair was buried Kamon

1 Kings 4:13
HEB: ל֡וֹ חַוֹּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה
NAS: (the towns of Jair, the son
KJV: to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son
INT: Gilead towns of Jair the son of Manasseh

1 Chronicles 2:22
HEB: הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ יָאִ֑יר וַֽיְהִי־ ל֗וֹ
NAS: became the father of Jair, who had
KJV: begat Jair, who had three
INT: Segub became of Jair had and twenty

1 Chronicles 2:23
HEB: אֶת־ חַוֹּ֨ת יָאִ֧יר מֵאִתָּ֛ם אֶת־
NAS: the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath
KJV: with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath,
INT: for the towns of Jair with Kenath

Esther 2:5
HEB: מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־ שִׁמְעִ֛י
NAS: the son of Jair, the son
KJV: the son of Jair, the son
INT: was Mordecai the son of Jair the son of Shimei

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2971
9 Occurrences

wə·yā·’îr — 1 Occ.
yā·’îr — 8 Occ.