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Jair
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jair
English
Alternative forms
en Yahir
Etymology
From en enm Jair, enm Iair, from en grc Ἰάϊρ, from en hbo יָאִיר yāʾîr he will light up. en Yair Jairus.
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒaɪˈɪəɹ/ GenAm
en ɪə(ɹ) 1
en Ja ir
Proper noun
en male Hebrew of biblical origin.
en Q1143157 en biblical character A judge of Israel.
Judges 10 3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
Related terms
en Jairus
en Yair
Translations
given name
Catalan: ca Jaire m
French: fr Jaïre m
Greek: el Ιάειρος
Ancient Greek: grc Ἰάϊρος m
Hebrew: he יַאִיר m ya'ir
Italian: it Giairo m
Latin: la Jairus m, la Iaīrus m
Occitan: oc Jaire m
Portuguese: pt Jair m
Russian: ru Иаи́р m
Spanish: es Jairo m
Ukrainian: uk Яір m
Anagrams
en aijr jari
Old Norse
Etymology
From non la Iaīrus.
Proper noun
m
en Jair
Stjórn 195, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 403:
Þar næst var domandi yfir Gyðingvm sa maðr er het Jair af Galaað .ii. ár oc .xx.
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. (KJV)
Descendants
is Jaír
fo Jáir
no -
nb Ja'ir
nn Ja'ir
sv Jair
da Jair
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :der he:יָאִיר<tr:yāʾîr> + 1
Pronunciation
[r:rh]
Proper noun
m
pt male Hebrew Jair,Yair
pt Q1143157 pt biblical character en Jair judge of Israel