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Lexicon :: Strong's H2971 - yā'îr

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יָאִיר
Transliteration
yā'îr
Pronunciation
yaw-ere'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

יָאִיר Yâʼîyr, yaw-ere'; from H215; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites:—Jair.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H2971 in the following manner: Jair (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H2971 in the following manner: Jair (9x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָאִיר Yâʼîyr, yaw-ere'; from H215; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites:—Jair.
STRONGS H2971: Abbreviations
† 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

32:41

Deuteronomy

3:14

Joshua

13:30

Judges

10:3; 10:4; 10:5

1 Kings

4:13

1 Chronicles

2:22; 2:23

Esther

2:5

H2971

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Strong's Number H2971 matches the Hebrew יָאִיר (yā'îr),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:41 - Jaïr, fils de Manassé, se mit en marche, prit les bourgs, et les appela bourgs de Jaïr.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:14 - Jaïr, fils de Manassé, prit toute la contrée d'Argob jusqu'à la frontière des Gueschuriens et des Maacathiens, et il donna son nom aux bourgs de Basan, appelés encore aujourd'hui bourgs de Jaïr.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:30 - Ils eurent pour territoire, à partir de Mahanaïm, tout Basan, tout le royaume d'Og, roi de Basan, et tous les bourgs de Jaïr en Basan, soixante villes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:3 - Après lui, se leva Jaïr, le Galaadite, qui fut juge en Israël pendant vingt-deux ans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:5 - Et Jaïr mourut, et fut enterré à Kamon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:13 - Le fils de Guéber, à Ramoth en Galaad; il avait les bourgs de Jaïr, fils de Manassé, en Galaad; il avait encore la contrée d'Argob en Basan, soixante grandes villes à murailles et à barres d'airain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - Segub engendra Jaïr, qui eut vingt-trois villes dans le pays de Galaad.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:23 - Les Gueschuriens et les Syriens leur prirent les bourgs de Jaïr avec Kenath et les villes de son ressort, soixante villes. Tous ceux-là étaient fils de Makir, père de Galaad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 - Il y avait dans Suse, la capitale, un Juif nommé Mardochée, fils de Jaïr, fils de Schimeï, fils de Kis, homme de Benjamin,
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