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yāʾirī יָאִרִי ‘Jairite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from yāʾīr יָאִיר ‘Jair’
Roots: יאיר

yāʾirī pr n pers gen
Jairite = "descendant of Jair"
1) a descendant of Jair
 1a) Ira the Jairite was a priest to David

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26

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