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יָאִיר H2971
H2971 is the Hebrew word יָאִיר, transliterated Yâʼîyr and said yaw-ere'. The King James Version most often renders it jair.
What it means
Jair, the name of four Israelites.
Where it comes from
from H215 (אוֹר); enlightener.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Jair.
Verses using יָאִיר
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 32:41 · KJV
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.
Deuteronomy 3:14 · KJV
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
Joshua 13:30 · KJV
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
Judges 10:3 · KJV
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
Judges 10:5 · KJV
And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
1 Kings 4:13 · KJV
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
1 Chronicles 2:22 · KJV
And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 2:23 · KJV
And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Esther 2:5 · KJV
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Common questions
What does Strong's H2971 mean?
H2971 is the Hebrew word יָאִיר (Yâʼîyr), meaning Jair, the name of four Israelites.
How is H2971 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it jair (9 times).
How many times does H2971 appear in the Bible?
יָאִיר (Yâʼîyr) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2971 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H215 (אוֹר); enlightener.
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