Strong H2971H2971Hיָאִיר
Jair
One of the 4 senses of Strong H2971
- Transliteration
- yâ'îyr
- Pronunciation
- yaw-ere'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H215; enlightener;
{Jair} the name of four Israelites: - Jair.
{Jair} the name of four Israelites: - Jair.
Meaning of the name
Jair = "he enlightens"
Detailed definition
A town near Gilead
In the biblical story
Jair
An Israelite who possessed towns in Gilead
Jair, an Israelite who possessed towns in Gilead (Joshua 13:30).
In the Bible
Strong H2971H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jair1
First verses
- 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: