Strong H2971H2971Iיָאִיר
Jair
One of the 4 senses of Strong H2971
- Transliteration
- yâ'îyr
- Pronunciation
- yaw-ere'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.10.3
Meaning of the name
Jair = "he enlightens"
General definition
From H215; enlightener;
{Jair} the name of four Israelites: - Jair.
{Jair} the name of four Israelites: - Jair.
In the biblical story
Jair
Gileadite judge who led Israel
Jair the Gileadite was a judge who led Israel for twenty-two years.
In the Bible
Strong H2971I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jair2
First verses
- 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.