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Strong's H2971 יָאִיר (yair)

Yair means “Jair” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2971 — konops (“gnat”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H2971
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 7

Strong's H2971 Quick Answer

Strong's H2971 יָאִיר (Ya'iyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ya'iyr (yaw-ere') n/p. 1. enlightener 2. Jair, the name of four Israelites It has 9 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include jair. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ya'iyr (yaw-ere') n/p. 1. enlightener 2. Jair, the name of four Israelites
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jair

Meaning and Definition

Ya'iyr (yaw-ere') n/p. 1. enlightener 2. Jair, the name of four Israelites [from H215] KJV: Jair. Root(s): H215

Original Word
יָאִיר
Transliteration
Ya'iyr
Derivation
Root: אור First root strongs: 215
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2971. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Jair

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.32.41; son of: Segub (H7687H) Also named: ya.i.ri (יָאִרִי "Jairite" H2972) § Jair = "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

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How Strong's H2971 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ya'iyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Jair Numbers 32:41 9×

How Strong's H2971 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2971 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2971 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 32:41 KJV

And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

Deuteronomy 3:14 KJV

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

Joshua 13:30 KJV

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

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2971.

Numbers 32:41 Old Testament, KJV
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.
Deuteronomy 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
Joshua 13:30 Old Testament, KJV
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
Judges 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
Judges 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
1 Kings 4:13 Old Testament, KJV
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair 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:
1 Chronicles 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 2:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Esther 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2971, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 32:41
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3:14
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 13:30
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 10:3 Judges 10:5
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 4:13
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2:22 1 Chronicles 2:23
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 2:5

Strong's H2971 FAQ

What does yair (יָאִיר) mean?

Yair (Strong's H2971) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jair". Ya'iyr (yaw-ere') n/p. 1. enlightener 2. Jair, the name of four Israelites

How many times is yair (יָאִיר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H2971 across 7 books.

Where can I study yair (יָאִיר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2971 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yair (יָאִיר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jair. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.