Jair

English

Etymology

From the Hebrew יָאִיר‎, meaning "he will light up".

Proper noun

Jair

A judge of Israel.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Judges 10:3:
  :
  And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
A male given name of biblical origin.

Related terms

Jairus
Yair

Translations

given name

Greek: Ιάειρος (Iáeiros)
Hebrew: יַאִיר‎‎ m (ya'ir)

Portuguese: Jair (pt) m

Anagrams

jari

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈiʁ/

Proper noun

Jair m

A male given name, equivalent to English Jair or Yair

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