Yair (יאיר) means Jair in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יָאִיר
yair
noun · masculine
In English
Jair
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yair.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם פרטי לזכר.
וְיָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה הָלַךְ וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־חַוֹּתֵיהֶם; וַיִּקְרָא אֶתְהֶן חַוֹּת יָאִיר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yair is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָאִיר
- Written without vowel points
- יאיר
- Said
- yair
- Root
- א־ו־ר
- Feminine form
- תָּאִיר
- Inflections
- נ' תָּאִיר
- Gematria
- 221
This is how Yair is said in other languages.
- English
- Jair
These words rhyme with Yair.
The word Yair comes from the root א־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yair in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yair.
What does Yair (יאיר) mean in Hebrew?
Yair (יאיר) means Jair. It is said yair, with the stress on ir.
What rhymes with Yair (יאיר)?
Words that rhyme with Yair (יאיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Yair (יאיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Yair (יאיר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יאיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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