יָעִיר

ya.urJair
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man1 occurrence1 book1 verse
This is the name of Jaare-oregim: Father of Elhanan, who killed Goliath's brother.

Definition

apparently the passive participle of the same as H3293; wooded; Jaur, an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Jair(from the margin).

Glossary entries

Jaare-oregim Jair

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

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  1. 1 Chronicles 20:5יָעוּר · of Jair
    Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.