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yāʾīr יָאִיר ‘Jair’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾōr אוֹר ‘to light’
Roots: אור

yāʾīr pr n m pers + pr n loc
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

Mentioned in Numbers 32:41 Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 13:30 Judges 10:3, 10:5 1 Kings 4:13 Esther 2:5 1 Chronicles 2:23, 2:22

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