Jair

English

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר‎ (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”).

Proper noun

Jair

A judge of Israel.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Judges 10:3:
  And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Related terms

Jairus
Yair

Translations

given name

Catalan: Jaire m
French: Jaïre m
Greek: Ιάειρος (Iáeiros)
Ancient Greek: Ἰάϊρος m (Iáïros)
Hebrew: יַאִיר‎ m (ya'ir)
Italian: Giairo m
Latin: Jairus m, Iaīrus m
Occitan: Jaire m
Portuguese: Jair (pt) m
Russian: Иаи́р m (Iaír)
Spanish: Jairo (es) m
Ukrainian: Яір m (Jair)

Anagrams

jari

Portuguese

Etymology

From Hebrew יָאִיר‎.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ʁ)/ [ʒaˈi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ʁ)/ [ʒaˈi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈi(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈiɾ/

Proper noun

Jair m

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

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