Jair — the meaning of the Hebrew name יָאִיר

יָאִיר

Yâʼîyr · pronounced yaw-ere' · Strong's H2971 · a man

Jair means enlightener.

Built from

אוֹר ʼôwr (from, H215) — to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) open in the lexicon ›

from H215; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites.

Num 32:41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair. (KJV)

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Esther

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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