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yāʿīr יָעִיר ‘Jair’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently passive participle of the same as yaʿar יַ֫עַר ‘wood / honeycomb’
Roots: יער

yāʿīr pr n m pers
Jair = "forested"
1) father of Elhanan the giant slayer, one of David's mighty warriors
 1a) also called 'Jaare-oregim'

Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 20:5

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