יאיר

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root א־ו־ר ('-w-r).

Verb

יָאִיר • (ya'ír)

  1. Third-person masculine singular future (prefix conjugation) of הֵאִיר (he'ír)

Proper noun

יָאִיר • (ya'írm

  1. a male given name, Yair, equivalent to English Jair
  2. (biblical) Jair (a judge of Israel)

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), Ἰάειρος (Iáeiros)
  • Ancient Greek: Ἰαΐρ (Iaḯr)

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