Yâʼirîy — H2972

Definition

masculine patronymic noun

a Jairite or descendant of Jair

1. Jairite = "descendant of Jair"
2. a descendant of Jair
1. Ira the Jairite was a priest to David

Usually translated as

Jairite

Origin

patronymically from H2971

• Derived from Yâʼîyr (H2971)

Occurrences

Yâʼirîy occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1)

• 2 Samuel 20:26 — And Ira also the Jairite (הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י) was a chief ruler about David.