Strong's Number H2971

יָאִיר

Ya'iyr · yaw-ere'

Transliteration:

Ya'iyr{yaw-ere'}

Word Origin:

from 215

Part of Speech:

proper name masculine

Strong's Definition:

Jair, the name of four Israelites

Usage in the KJV:

Jair 9

Total: 9
Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

Jair = "he enlightens"

a descendant of Manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest
the Gileadite, a judge of Israel for 22 years during the time of the judges; father of 30 sons
a Benjamite, son of Kish, and father of Mordecai
father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors