H2971

יָאִיר

yā'îr

Appears in 9 Bible verses

Strong's Definition

enlightener Jair, the name of four Israelites &#8212 Jair.

Detailed Meaning

Jair = &quot he enlightens&quot , 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&#39 s mighty warriors

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

KJV Translation Counts

Jair(9x)

Related Words

H215 | אוֹר | light, shine, enlighten, break of day, fire, give, glorious, kindle