Strong H2972יָאִרִי

Jairite

Transliteration: yâ'irîy
Pronunciation: yaw-ee-ree'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H2971; a Jairite or descendant of Jair: - Jairite.

Meaning of the name

Jairite = "descendant of Jair"

Detailed definition

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)

In the biblical story

Jair

Manassite leader who captured Gilead

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured the region of Gilead.

In the Bible

Strong H2972 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jairite1

First verses

2 Samuel 20:26
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

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Occurrences by book

2 Samuel1

Related words

Same identity

יָאִירJairH2971G