H2971 יאיר - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number

יאיר
yâ'ı̂yr
yaw-ere'
From H215; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites

KJV Usage: Jair.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB248

יאיר
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
Origin: from H215
TWOT: None
Parts of Speech: Proper Name Masculine

TBESH:

יָאִיר: ya.ir; N:N-M-P / N:N--L; Jair; 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

View how H2971 יאיר is used in the Bible

9 occurrences of H2971 יאיר

Numbers 32:41	And Jair
Deuteronomy 3:14	Jair
Joshua 13:30	of Jair,
Judges 10:3	Jair,
Judges 10:5	And Jair
1 Kings 4:13	of Jair
1 Chronicles 2:22	Jair,
1 Chronicles 2:23	of Jair,
Esther 2:5	of Jair,

Distinct usage

3	of Jair,
2	And Jair
2	Jair,
1	Jair
1	of Jair

Related words

H2971

H2972 יארי yâ'irı̂y

יארי
yâ'irı̂y
yaw-ee-ree'
Patronymic from H2971; a Jairite or descendant of Jair

KJV Usage: Jairite.

G2383 Ἰάειρος

Ἰάειρος
Iaeiros
ee-ah'-i-ros
Of Hebrew origin [H2971]; Jairus (that is, Jair), an Israelite

KJV Usage: Jairus.

H215 אור 'ôr

אור
'ôr
ore
A primitive root; to be (causatively make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)

KJV Usage: X break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.

H216 אור 'ôr

אור
'ôr
ore
From H215; illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

KJV Usage: bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

H217 אוּר 'ûr

אוּר
'ûr
oor
From H215; flame, hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)

KJV Usage: fire, light. See also H224.

H3974 מארה מאורה מאר מאור mâ'ôr mâ'ôr m^e 'ôrâh m^e 'ôrâh

מארה מאורה מאר מאור
mâ'ôr mâ'ôr m^e 'ôrâh m^e 'ôrâh
(1,2) maw-ore', (3,4) meh-o-raw'
From H215; properly a luminous body or luminary, that is, (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively brightness, that is, cheerfulness; specifically a chandelier

KJV Usage: bright, light.

H3975 מאוּרה m^e 'ûrâh

מאוּרה
m^e 'ûrâh
meh-oo-raw'
Feminine passive participle of H215; something lighted, that is, an aperture; by implication a crevice or hole of a serpent

KJV Usage: den.