What does יָאִיר mean in the Bible?
יָאִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "Jair , the name of four Israelites".
Hebrew · H2971
יָאִיר
Jair , the name of four Israelites
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יָאִיר H2971
What does יָאִיר mean in the Bible?
יָאִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "Jair , the name of four Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2971?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jair (4), of Jair (3), When Jair (1).
Where does יָאִיר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 32:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 1 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Jair 4× Numbers 32:41, Deuteronomy 3:14, Judges 10:3, 1 Chronicles 2:22
of Jair 3× Joshua 13:30, 1 Kings 4:13, Esther 2:5
When Jair 1× Judges 10:5
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 32:41 וְיָאִ֤יר to Jair Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 3:14 יָאִ֣יר to Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 13:30 יָאִ֛יר to of Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular Judges 10:3 יָאִ֖יר to Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular Judges 10:5 יָאִ֔יר to When Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 4:13 יָאִ֨יר to of Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 2:22 יָאִ֑יר to Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 2:5 יָאִ֧יר to of Jair Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 32:41
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 7
Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Judges 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Esther 1
Source forms
וְיָאִ֤יר 1x wə·yā·’îr Numbers 32:41
יָאִ֣יר 1x yā·’îr Deuteronomy 3:14
יָאִ֛יר 1x yā·’îr Joshua 13:30
יָאִ֖יר 1x yā·’îr Judges 10:3
יָאִ֔יר 1x yā·’îr Judges 10:5
יָאִ֨יר 1x yā·’îr 1 Kings 4:13
יָאִ֑יר 1x yā·’îr 1 Chronicles 2:22
יָאִ֧יר 1x yā·’îr Esther 2:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 7x Deuteronomy 3:14, Joshua 13:30, Judges 10:3, Judges 10:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Numbers 32:41
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jair , the name of four Israelites
Source Gloss
Jair , the name of four Israelites
Extended definition
Jair.
Word Origins
יָאִיר is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain