H2971

יאיר 

Transliteration

Ya'iyr;

Pronunciation

yaw-ere'

Parts of Speech

n pr m

Root Word (Etymology)

from 215, Greek 2383 Iairov

KJV Translation Count — 9x

The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: Jair (9)

Outline of Biblical Usage

air = "he enlightens"
1. a descendant of Manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest
2. the Gileadite, a judge of Israel for 22 years during the time of the judges; father of 30 sons
3. a Benjamite, son of Kish, and father of Mordecai
4. father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors

Strong's Definitions

Ya'iyr, yaw-ere'; from 215; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites: — Jair.

Concordance Results Using KJV

And H2971 the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them HavothH2971.

KJV

H2971 the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, BashanhavothH2971, unto this day.

KJV

And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of H2971, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

KJV

And after him arose H2971, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

KJV

And H2971 died, and was buried in Camon.

KJV

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of H2971 the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

KJV

And Segub begat H2971, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

KJV

And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of H2971, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

KJV

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of H2971, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

KJV