H2971 H2971
Jair, a personal name meaning 'he enlightens'; borne by a Manassite conqueror, a Gileadite judge, and Mordecai's father.
The name Jair means 'he enlightens' or 'may God give light,' and it belongs to at least three distinct figures in Scripture. The most prominent is Jair son of Manasseh, who conquered tent-villages in Gilead and named them Havvoth-Jair ('villages of Jair,' Num 32:41; Deut 3:14; 1 Kgs 4:13). A second Jair served as a minor judge in Gilead whose thirty sons rode thirty donkeys and held thirty cities (Judg 10:3-5) — a memorable image of decentralized prosperity. A third Jair appears as the father of Mordecai in Esther 2:5. Spanish 'Jair/Jair' and French 'Jair/Yair' preserve the name across traditions.
Senses
1. Jair (personal name) — The personal name Jair (ya'ir, 'he enlightens'), borne by several biblical figures: (1) Jair son of Manasseh who captured villages in Gilead, renaming them Havvoth-Jair (Num 32:41; Deut 3:14; Josh 13:30; 1 Kgs 4:13; 1 Chr 2:22-23); (2) a minor judge in Gilead whose thirty sons controlled thirty cities (Judg 10:3-5); and (3) the father of Mordecai (Esth 2:5). The theophoric meaning 'he gives light' connects to the Hebrew root '-w-r. Spanish 'Jair' and French 'Jair/Yair' transliterate consistently across language traditions. 9×
AR["وَيَائِيرُ", "يائير", "يائيرَ", "يائيرُ", "يَائِيرَ", "يَائِيرُ"]·ben["এবং-যায়ীর", "পুত্র", "যাইর", "যায়ীর", "যায়ীরের"]·DE["Jair", "Yair", "[יאיר]", "und-Jair"]·EN["Jair", "Ya'ir", "Yair", "and-Jair"]·FR["Jair", "Jaïr", "Yair", "[יאיר]", "et-Jair"]·heb["ו-יאיר", "יאיר"]·HI["और-याईर", "याईर", "याईर-का"]·ID["Yair", "dan-Yair"]·IT["Iair", "Jair", "Yair", "[יאיר]", "e-Jair"]·jav["Lan-Yair", "Yair"]·KO["그리고-야이르", "야이르", "야이르가", "야이르의", "야일의", "야일이"]·PT["E-Ya'ir", "Ya'ir", "Yair", "¶ Jair"]·RU["Иаир", "Йаир", "Йаира", "и-Йаир", "и-было", "от-них"]·ES["Jair", "Jaír", "Y-Jair", "Yair", "Yaír"]·SW["Manase", "Yairi", "na-Yairi"]·TR["Yair", "Yair'i", "Yair'in", "Yairin", "ve-Yair"]·urd["اور-یائیر", "یائیر", "یائیر-کے", "یاعیر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† 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.