Jairus is the personal name of a synagogue official who approached Jesus in desperation when his twelve-year-old daughter was dying. The name derives from the Hebrew Jair, meaning 'he will enlighten' or 'he will give light,' found in the Old Testament (Numbers 32:41). The accounts in Mark and Luke present him as a man of some social standing—a 'ruler of the synagogue'—yet willing to humble himself by falling at Jesus' feet in public. His story becomes one of the most poignant resurrection narratives in the Gospels, intertwining faith, doubt, and the tender words of Jesus: 'Talitha cumi' (Little girl, arise). The multilingual renderings maintain the Greek transliteration with slight variations in accent marks.