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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - וְיָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה הָלַךְ וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־חַוֹּתֵיהֶם וַיִּקְרָא אֶתְהֶן חַוֹּת יָאִיר׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:14 - יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לָקַח אֶת־כָּל־חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב עַד־גְּבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּעֲכָתִי וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם עַל־שְׁמֹו אֶת־הַבָּשָׁן חַוֹּת יָאִיר עַד הַיֹּום הַזֶּה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:30 - וַיְהִי גְבוּלָם מִמַּחֲנַיִם כָּל־הַבָּשָׁן כָּל־מַמְלְכוּת עֹוג מֶלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁן וְכָל־חַוֹּת יָאִיר אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּשָׁן שִׁשִּׁים עִיר׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:3 - וַיָּקָם אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר הַגִּלְעָדִי וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:5 - וַיָּמָת יָאִיר וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקָמֹון׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:13 - בֶּן־גֶּבֶר בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָד לֹו חַוֹּת יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָד לֹו חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּשָׁן שִׁשִּׁים עָרִים גְּדֹלֹות חֹומָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחֹשֶׁת׃ ס

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - וּשְׂגוּב הֹולִיד אֶת־יָאִיר וַיְהִי־לֹו עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹושׁ עָרִים בְּאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:23 - וַיִּקַּח גְּשׁוּר־וַאֲרָם אֶת־חַוֹּת יָאִיר מֵאִתָּם אֶת־קְנָת וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶיהָ שִׁשִּׁים עִיר כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי מָכִיר אֲבִי־גִלְעָד׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 - אִישׁ יְהוּדִי הָיָה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה וּשְׁמֹו מָרְדֳּכַי בֶּן יָאִיר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִי בֶּן־קִישׁ אִישׁ יְמִינִי׃
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