Strong's Hebrew #2971 - יָאִיר Yair ("he enlightens")

Jair

From 'owr; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites -- Jair.

see HEBREW 'owr

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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H215

יָאִיר proper name, masculine (he enlightens, or one giving light).

1 son of Manasseh Numbers 32:41 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 3:14 (twice in verse); Joshua 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22,23.

2 a judge in Gilead Judges 10:3,4,5.

3 father of Mordecai Esther 2:5.

Strong's Hebrew: 2971. יָאּיר (Yair) — 9 Occurrences

Numbers 32:41
HEB: וְיָאִ֤יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁה֙
NAS: Jair the son of Manasseh
KJV: And Jair the son of Manasseh
INT: Jair the son of Manasseh

Deuteronomy 3:14
HEB: יָאִ֣יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה
NAS: Jair the son of Manasseh
KJV: Jair the son of Manasseh
INT: Jair the son of Manasseh

Joshua 13:30
HEB: וְכָל־ חַוֹּ֥ת יָאִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן
NAS: the towns of Jair, which
KJV: and all the towns of Jair, which [are] in Bashan,
INT: and all the towns of Jair which Bashan

Judges 10:3
HEB: וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙
NAS: After him, Jair the Gileadite arose
KJV: him arose Jair, a Gileadite,
INT: arose After Jair the Gileadite and judged

Judges 10:5
HEB: וַיָּ֣מָת יָאִ֔יר וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃
NAS: And Jair died and was buried
KJV: And Jair died, and was buried
INT: died and Jair was buried Kamon

1 Kings 4:13
HEB: ל֡וֹ חַוֹּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה
NAS: (the towns of Jair, the son
KJV: to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son
INT: Gilead towns of Jair the son of Manasseh

1 Chronicles 2:22
HEB: הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ יָאִ֑יר וַֽיְהִי־ ל֗וֹ
NAS: became the father of Jair, who had
KJV: begat Jair, who had three
INT: Segub became of Jair had and twenty

1 Chronicles 2:23
HEB: אֶת־ חַוֹּ֨ת יָאִ֧יר מֵאִתָּ֛ם אֶת־
NAS: the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath
KJV: with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath,
INT: for the towns of Jair with Kenath

Esther 2:5
HEB: מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־ שִׁמְעִ֛י
NAS: the son of Jair, the son
KJV: the son of Jair, the son
INT: was Mordecai the son of Jair the son of Shimei