- Original: יאיר - Transliteration: Ya'iyr - Phonetic: yaw-ere' - Definition: 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 - Origin: from H215 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H215 ; enlightener; Jair the name of four Israelites: - Jair. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • Jair, 9 Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; Judges 10:3; Judges 10:5; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22; 1 Chronicles 2:23; Esther 2:5