Jair
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Jair, Iair, from Old English Iāirus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρ (Iáïr), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”). Doublet of Jairus.
Pronunciation
edit- (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/
- (India) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈiaɾ/
- Hyphenation: Ja‧ir
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Proper noun
editJair
- (biblical) 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.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
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Statistics
edit- Jair is the 8473rd most common given name in the United States, with around 1,077 people bearing the name. [1]
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editOld Norse
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editJair m
- 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)
- Stjórn 195, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 403:
Descendants
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Proper noun
editJair m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair or Yair
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