Jair Personal Name
Community Cluster · 4 senses · 4 lemmas
Lemmas in this domain
† יָאִיר n.pr.m. (he enlightens, or one giving light). 1. son of Manasseh Nu 32:41(×2) Dt 3:14(×2) Jos 13:30 1 K 4:13 1 Ch 2:22, 23. 2. a judge in Gilead Ju 10:3, 4, 5. 3. father of Mordecai Est 2:5.
† II. [חַוָּה] n.f. tent-village—Pl. חַוֹּתֵיהֶם Nu 32:41 (JE), cf. Di. Elsewhere in cpd. appellative, almost = n.pr. חַוֹּת יָאִיר Dt 3:14 Jos 13:30 (D), Ju 10:4 1 K 4:13 1 Ch 2:23.—i. חַוָּה n.pr.f. v. supr.
Ἰάειρος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. יָאִיר, Num.32:41), Jairus: Mrk.5:22, Luk.8:41.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
† יָעוֹר Kt, יָעִיר Qr, n.pr.m. father of Elḫanan the giant-slayer 1 Ch 20:5 (Ιαειρ) + ‖ 2 S 21:19 (where read יעיר for יַעֲרֵי, and del. אֹרְגִים, v. Th We Dr Bu Kit HPS).