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Strong's #2971 - יָאִיר

Transliteration

Yâʼîyr

Phonetics

yaw-ere'

Origin

from (H215)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (9)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

BSB (8)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

CSB (12)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 1

Judges 3

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

ESV (8)

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 1

Judges 3

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

KJV (9)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

LEB (7)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

LSB (9)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

N95 (9)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

NAS (9)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

יָאִיר proper name, masculine ( he enlightens, or one giving light).

1 son of Manasseh Numbers 32:41 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 3:14 (twice in verse); Joshua 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22,23.

2 a judge in Gilead Judges 10:3,4,5.

3 father of Mordecai Esther 2:5.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יָאִיר (“whom he (sc. God) enlightens” from אוּר), [Jair], pr.n. (Gr. Ἰάειρος, Mark 5:22)

(1) of a son of Manasseh, Numbers 32:41.

(2) of a judge of the Israelites, Judges 10:3.

(3) Esther 2:5. Patron. יָאִירִי 2 Samuel 20:26 from No. 2.

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List of Word Forms

וְיָאִ֤יר ויאיר יָאִ֑יר יָאִ֔יר יָאִ֖יר יָאִ֛יר יָאִ֣יר יָאִ֧יר יָאִ֨יר יאיר veyaIr wə·yā·’îr wəyā’îr yā’îr yā·’îr yaIr