Jairite
יָאִרִיStrong’s H2972yairi (ya-i-ri)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Yairi is the Hebrew word usually translated “jairite”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.”
Meaning
- A descendant of JairIra the Jairite was a priest to David
How it's translated
- the jairite 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
יָאִרִי yairi · Jairite
Someone descended from Jair who was 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) Group of ya.ir (יָאִיר "Jair" H2971) § Jairite = "descendant of Jair" 1) a descendant of Jair 1a) Ira the Jairite was a priest to David
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.