Jair

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew יָאִיר, meaning "he will light up".

Proper noun

Jair

1. A judge of Israel.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version:

     And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Related terms

• Jairus
• Yair

Translations

given name

• Catalan: Jaire m
• French: Jaïre m
• Greek: Ιάειρος (Iáeiros)
• Hebrew: יַאִיר m (ya'ir)
• Italian: Giairo m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: Jairus m
• Occitan: Jaire m
• Portuguese: Jair (pt) m
• Spanish: Jairo (es) m
• Ukrainian: Яір m (Jair)

Anagrams

• jari

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Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈiʁ/

Proper noun

Jair m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair or Yair