Jair
יָאִירStrong’s H2971yair (ya-ir)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yair is the Hebrew word usually translated “jair”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.”
Meaning
- 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
- A town near Gilead
- 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
- 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
How it's translated
- jair 7
- and jair 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 2
- Numbers 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- Joshua 1
- 1 Kings 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 3:14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
- Joshua 13:30And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
- Judges 10:3And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
- Judges 10:5And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
- 1 Kings 4:13The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
- 1 Chronicles 2:22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
Hebrew dictionary
יָאִיר yair · Jair
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.32.41; son of: Segub (H7687H) Also named: ya.i.ri (יָאִרִי "Jairite" H2972) § Jair = "he enlightens" 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
יָאִיר yair · Jair
A town near Gilead § Jair = "he enlightens"
יָאִיר yair · Jair
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.10.3 § Jair = "he enlightens" 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
יָאִיר yair · Jair
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.2.5; son of: Shimei (H8096U); father of: Mordecai (H4782H) § Jair = "he enlightens" 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.