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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - Iair autem filius Manasse abiit et occupavit vicos eius quos appellavit Avothiair id est villas Iair

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:14 - Iair filius Manasse possedit omnem regionem Argob usque ad terminos Gesuri et Machathi vocavitque ex nomine suo Basan Avothiair id est villas Iair usque in praesentem diem

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:30 - cuius hoc principium est a Manaim universam Basan et cuncta regna Og regis Basan omnesque vicos Air qui sunt in Basan sexaginta oppida

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:3 - huic successit Iair Galaadites qui iudicavit Israhel per viginti et duos annos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:5 - mortuusque est Iair ac sepultus in loco cui est vocabulum Camon

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:13 - Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad habebat Avothiair filii Manasse in Galaad ipse praeerat in omni regione Argob quae est in Basan sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quae habebant seras aereas

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - sed et Segub genuit Iair et possedit viginti tres civitates in terra Galaad

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:23 - cepitque Gessur et Aram oppida Iair et Canath et viculos eius sexaginta civitatum omnes isti filii Machir patris Galaad

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 - erat vir iudaeus in Susis civitate vocabulo Mardocheus filius Iair filii Semei filii Cis de stirpe Iemini
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