Jair

• Yahir

From Middle English Jair, Iair, from Old English Iāirus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”).

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: jəʹĭɘ, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɪə̯(r)/
• (General American) enPR: jəʹîr, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɪəɹ/, [d͡ʒəˈɪɚ̯]
• (General Australian) enPR: jəʹĭɘ, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɪə̯/
• (New Zealand) enPR: jəʹēɘ, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈiːə̯/
• (Ireland, Scotland) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈir/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɜː/
• (Indian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈiaɾ/
• Hyphenation: Ja‧ir
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Jair

1. A judge of Israel.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 10:3:

     And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

• Jairus
• Yair

• Jair is the 8473rd most common given name in the United States, with around 1,077 people bearing the name.

• jari

From Latin Iaīrus.

Jair m

1. 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)

• Icelandic: Jaír
• Faroese: Jáir
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ja'ir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ja'ir
• Swedish: Jair
• Danish: Jair

From Hebrew יָאִיר.

Jair m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair or Yair